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Bowl
Medium
porcelain, gilt, enamel
Measurements
16.3 × 40.4 cm diameter
Place/s of Execution
Guangdong province, China
Accession Number
1230-D3
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 terrace with group of figures including officials and generals, surrounded by lattice grid, interior and exterior sides with rectangular panels of figures on terraces and in gardens, surrounded by lattice grid and rim bands of flowers, birds, butterflies and bats; interior with alternating bands of auspicious objects, exterior with alternating panels with quatrefoil medallions of figures on garden terraces surrounded by auspicious objects, key fret foot band. Large chip interior rim.