CHINESE
Bowl
Ming dynasty, Chenghua period 1465-1487

Medium
porcelain

Measurements
3.4 × 4.7 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1969

Gallery location
Not on display

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.

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CHINESE
Bowl
Ming dynasty, Chenghua period 1465-1487