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Bowl
Medium
porcelain, enamel
Measurements
15.2 × 37.2 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
China
Accession Number
1197-D2
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914
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
Cantonese ware, with slightly everted rim; central scene of figures in garden with eccentric rocks and terrace, rimmed with flower bands, rectangular side panels of figures on terraces, rimmed with flower bands, alternating with vertical bands of birds, butterflies and flowers, rim band of birds, bats butterflies and flowers; exterior with rectangular panels of figures on terraces and in gardens, rimmed with flower bands, alternating with panels with quatre foil medallions surrounded by birds, butterflies and flowers, rim band of butterflies, flowers and auspicious objects, key fret foot band. Break in side with staple repairs.