Caption

Bowl. Spherical bowl on a ring foot. Porcelain body with turquoise and transparent white glaze. Decoration painted with enamel paints and iron red depicting the Eight Immortals. Colored porcelain, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period 1796–1820, 18th/19th century. China. Height 8.1 cm; diameter 17.6 cm; weight 0.4 kg., A porcelain bowl with a scalloped rim and a pale blue interior, the exterior decorated with painted figures and landscape elements; visible colors include white, pale blue, pink, green, brown, gray, black, and gold; a group of three human figures in traditional dress is depicted around the bowl, one wearing pink, another in patterned brown and pink garments holding a floral staff, and a third in pale yellow and blue robes with a long beard; painted rocks, foliage, and flowers in green, gray, and pink surround the figures; the rim of the bowl has a thin gold edge and the piece sits on a short foot with a reflection visible on the surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_073

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.3Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Spherical bowl ring foot Porcelain body turquoise transparent white glaze Decoration painted enamel paints iron red depicting Eight Immortals Colored porcelain Qing dynasty Jiaqing period 1796–1820 18th 19th century China Height 8.1 cm diameter 17.6 cm weight 0.4 kg porcelain bowl scalloped rim pale blue interior exterior decorated painted figures landscape elements visible colors include white pale blue pink green brown gray black gold group three human figures traditional dress depicted bowl wearing pink another patterned brown pink garments holding floral staff third pale yellow blue robes long beard painted rocks foliage flowers pink surround figures rim thin gold edge piece sits short foot reflection visible surface beneath.