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 iconography. Chinese, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing period 1796–1820. Colored porcelain, ceramics. 18th–19th century. Height 8.1 cm; diameter 17.6 cm; weight 0.4 kg., noted., A shallow, scalloped porcelain bowl with a pale turquoise interior and a thin gold rim, the exterior showing a painted scene of a few robed figures in traditional dress in soft colors including white, pink, blue, green, red, and pale yellow, set against a white background with small areas of green foliage and a reddish fence, all reflected faintly on the smooth gray surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_077

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 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 iconography Chinese Qing dynasty Jiaqing period 1796–1820 Colored porcelain ceramics 18th–19th century Height 8.1 cm diameter 17.6 cm weight 0.4 kg noted shallow scalloped porcelain bowl pale turquoise interior thin gold rim exterior showing painted scene robed figures traditional dress soft colors white pink blue green red pale yellow set white background small areas green foliage reddish fence reflected faintly smooth gray surface beneath.