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Chinese
Bowl Ming dynasty, Chenghua period 1465-1487
porcelain
3.4 × 4.7 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1969
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Inscription
painted in red on base c.: 大 明 隆 / 慶 年 製 (in a double square)
Accession Number
AS1-1969
Department
Asian Art
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Physical description
Central motif of double vajra (thunderbolt) at centre of eight petel lotus mandala with Tibetan script; exterior with band of floral and leaf motif. Porcelain, overglaze plychrome enamels on underglaze blue on white on buff body.