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Pair of bowls
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period 1736-1795
Medium
porcelain, enamel, gilt (falangcai)
Measurements
(a) 6.3 × 15.0 cm diameter (bowl)
(b) 6.1 × 15.0 cm diameter (bowl)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Dr G.E. Morrison, 1921
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Inscription
(a) painted in red (in zhuanshu seal script) on base c.: (...illeg.)
(b) painted in red (in zhuanshu seal script) on base c.: 大清 / 乾隆 / 年製
Accession Number
2010.a-b-D3
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Physical description
(a-b) Porcelain, overglaze gilt and polychrome enamels on white on buff body. With everted rim; exterior with Buddhist endless knots, swastikas and 'long life' shou characters with stylized flowers with scrolling stems and leaves on plum ground, gilt rim.