Shallow Bowl, one of a pair, 18th century
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Tou-ts'ai ware Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamel décorexpand_more
Gift of Dr. James B. Serrinexpand_more 83.134.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
The Yung-cheng reign (1723-36) was an era of extraordinary technical refinement in overglaze enamel decoration. Both of these shallow bowls bear a six-character imperial Yung-cheng mark in underglaze blue on the bottom. The interior of each vessel is decorated with a central medallion containing the character shou wishing longevity, surrounded by evenly spaced clusters of flowers encircled by an interlocking tendril pattern. Similar flowers and tendrils decorate the exterior wall of each dish. Typical of the tou-ts'ai palette, the motifs are outlined with cobalt blue pigment under a transparent glaze, and then filled with red, yellow, green, and blue enamels over the transparent glaze. The creation of overglaze enamelware was an exacting process requiring at least two firings for each vessel.
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- Shallow Bowl, one of a pair
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- 83.134.1
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