Bowl with song birds and Tibetan script

CultureChinese

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

PeriodQing dynasty (1645-1911), Yongzheng period (1723-1735)

Datec.1723-1735

MediumPorcelain, underglaze cobalt blue

DimensionsOverall: 5.7 x 9.5 cm (2 1/4 in., 9.5 cm)

MarkingsSix character mark in double square, 'Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi' (Made in the Chenghua reign of the great Ming Dynasty), base inscribed in black ink A698

DescriptionChinese porcelain bowl, blue and white, recessed base and flared rim. The centre scene has a cloud collar band with Tibetan character in Devanagari script, and the exterior has birds on flowering trees under a double line band.

Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain

Object numberG01.2.94

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain

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Status

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