Physical description
Decorated in brilliant enamel colours in the interior with a broad band of court scenes, enclosing a medallion with similar figures, the whole set off by a deep border of flowers and insects on a gold ground; the exterior with similar scenes in square panels reserved on a pale green ground sprinkled with flowers and butterflies, edged with a deep border with dragons.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
mid 19th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilt
Dimensions
Diameter: 58.42 cm
Descriptive line
Bowl, porcelain decorated with court scenes surrounded by flowers and butterflies in colours, Chinese, mid 19th century
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.36, pl.41
Materials
Porcelain
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Butterflies; Dragons; Insects; Figures
Categories
Porcelain; Household objects; Ceramics
Collection
East Asia Collection