Caption

Bowl, gift, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century, China. Colored porcelain bowl on a foot, height 3.6 cm, diameter 6.6 cm. Decorated on the outside with a meander stripe and Buddhist symbols—including cranes, endless knot—and a lambrequin pattern. Function: vessel; style: Chinese ceramics., A small porcelain bowl with a rounded shape and a short foot, shown against a plain gray background. The exterior of the bowl is white with decorative motifs in several colors including red, blue, green, orange, purple, and gold. A red geometric band runs near the rim, and a thin gold line edges the top. Below the band are stylized cloud-like green and purple swirls and a few emblem-like motifs in blue and orange, with delicate pale green ribbon-like accents. The interior rim shows a repeating pale green scroll pattern with gold edging. The bowl casts a soft reflection on the surface beneath it.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_014

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Keywords

Bowl gift Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century China Colored porcelain bowl foot height 3.6 cm diameter 6.6 cm Decorated outside meander stripe Buddhist symbols cranes endless knot lambrequin pattern Function vessel style Chinese ceramics small rounded shape short foot shown plain gray background exterior white decorative motifs several colors red blue green orange purple gold red geometric band runs near rim thin gold line edges top band stylized cloud- purple swirls emblem- motifs delicate pale green ribbon- accents interior rim repeating pale green scroll pattern gold edging bowl casts soft reflection surface beneath .