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Pair of covered tea bowls

Pair of covered tea bowls
 1797

Medium
porcelain, enamel
Measurements
(a-b) 8.5 × 10.8 cm diameter (overall)
(c-d) 8.5 × 10.8 cm diameter (overall)
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Inscription
(a) painted in red on right side u.c.: 嘉慶 / 丁已小春 / 月之
painted in red (in zhuanshu seal script) on base c.: 大清 / 嘉 慶 / 年製
(b) painted in red (in zhuanshu seal script) on top c.: 大清 / 嘉 慶 / 年製
(c) painted in red on right side u.c.: 嘉慶 / 丁已小春 / 月之
painted in red (in zhuanshu seal script) on base c.: 大清 / 嘉 慶 / 年製
(d) painted in red (in zhuanshu seal script) on top c.: (…illeg.)
Accession Number
1933.a-d-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Dr G. E. Morrison, 1921
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Bowl with everted rim, rounded lid with raised handle/foot: bowl and lid both with interior medallion of pine, blossom and Buddha's Hand citron, medallion and rim bands of 'good luck' rui symbols; exterior with calligraphic poem and foot and rim bands of 'good luck' rui symbols.