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Bowl

Bowl
Ming dynasty, Wanli period 1573-1620

Medium
porcelain
Measurements
5.1 × 10.6 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Accession Number
4339-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Kraak export ware. Rounded with everted upturned rim; central banana leaf with two 'good luck' rui symbols, four lotus panels with stylized floral motifs at sides topped with dragon heads at rim alternating with dotted vertical loop panels; exterior with dotted circles with floral motifs at rim. Chipping at rim, fine crack in body.