Bowl

89-13-379

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 89-13-379
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Date Made 17th Century - 18th Century
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Stoneware bowl with blue-ish white glaze and blue painted design. Design on inside using wax resist on rim. Arabesques and ovals on outside with abstract brushstrokes. Glaze is severly crackled near raised foot rim. Inside bottom of bowl is tinged a reddish-brown with clay particles in the glaze. On the outside bottom is a character printed with the glaze. Chinese export ware. Probably 17th or 18th century.

Height 6 cm
Outside Diameter 13.2 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Elizabeth Lyons, Keeper of the Asian Collections, University Museum, 1989
Other Number L-965-4 - Old Loan Number

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