Caption

Bowl, ceramics with pearls, blue and white porcelain in Qianlong/Qing style, dragons iconography; At the top of the bowl an ornamental band with eight Buddhist symbols. Date: 1736–1795 Qianlong period, China; vessel; height 5.5 cm, diameter 12.4 cm., A porcelain bowl sits on a reflective surface against a neutral gray background, showing a rounded form with a flared rim and a short foot. The bowl's exterior is white with intricate blue painted decoration featuring sinuous scrolling motifs and a stylized creature with a scaled body incorporated into the pattern. The blue decoration varies in tone from deep blue to lighter blue washes, and a thin blue band circles the rim and the foot. The interior rim appears plain white, and the reflection beneath the bowl shows the white and blue colors mirrored on the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_308

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (777.4Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl ceramics pearls blue white porcelain Qianlong Qing style dragons iconography top bowl ornamental band eight Buddhist symbols Date 1736–1795 Qianlong period China vessel height 5.5 cm diameter 12.4 cm porcelain bowl sits reflective surface neutral gray background showing rounded form flared rim short foot bowl's exterior white intricate blue painted decoration featuring sinuous scrolling motifs stylized creature scaled body incorporated pattern blue decoration varies tone deep blue lighter blue washes thin blue band circles rim foot interior rim plain white reflection beneath blue colors mirrored surface.