CHINESE
Bowl
(18th century)

Medium
porcelain, gilt, enamel

Measurements
13.2 × 30.7 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Guangdong province, China

Accession Number
1209-D2

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Cantonese ware. Fruit and flower spray with butterfly, rim band of 'fleur-de-lis' below floral band; exterior with two large panels of figures on terrace with river and mountain background and two small panels of rooster, hen and chicks in rocky garden, with scrolling tendril borders and flower grid ground. Chipping at rim, cracking into body.

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CHINESE
Bowl
(18th century)