Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1540-1566 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:bird eight treasures of buddhism
Dimensions:Diameter: 36 centimetres Height: 16 centimetres
Description:
Large porcelain bowl with underglaze blue decoration. This large bowl has rounded slightly flared sides and a high tapering foot. Painted in underglaze blue inside, a central medallion shows a ‘shou’ [longevity] character in a ‘ruyi’ cloud rosette with symmetrical ‘ruyi’ clouds and flying cranes on either side and beneath with scrolling ‘ruyi’ emerging from the crests of stylized waves. Inside the rim, a border of alternating ‘ruyi’ heads and flowers and ‘ruyi’ heads and lozenge motifs is punctuated by the Eight Treasures of Buddhism. Outside there is a repeated design of ‘shou’ characters in ‘ruyi’ rosettes and cranes flying in different attitudes. The base carries a 福 贵 佳 器 ‘Fu gui jia qi’ [Fine vessel for the rich and honourable] mark in a double ring.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The deep cobalt blue used suggests that the bowl was made in the later half of the Jiajing reign. In support of this theory are the similarities in the depiction of cranes on a dish dated by an underglaze blue inscription on the base ‘Jiajing xinyou jinshen jiaqi’ [This excellent vessel was made for official use in the year corresponding to AD 1561] from the collection of Adele and Stanley Herzman in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Both the cranes and the characters express a desire for the recipient of this bowl to have long life.As today, in the Ming period large bowls were put to a variety of uses. For example, they could be used for serving wine. A tale translated as ‘Wine and Dumplings’ from a collection of ‘Stories Old and New’, compiled by Feng Menglong, tells of Ma Zhou, a neglected man of worth whose talents are ultimately put to good use. Ma Zhou is a great boozer. Settling down in an inn after a long day’s travelling, he asks for wine and a pan of hot water in which to bathe his aching feet. No hot water is available, so instead he orders a vessel containing fifty pints of warm wine. The innkeeper places it on the table with ‘a great porcelain bowl’ and several other bowls of meat and vegetables. After drinking two thirds of the wine, Ma Zhou kicks off his boots and washes his feet in the bowl with the remaining wine.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:bird eight treasures of buddhism
Dimensions:Diameter: 36 centimetres Height: 16 centimetres
Description:
Large porcelain bowl with underglaze blue decoration. This large bowl has rounded slightly flared sides and a high tapering foot. Painted in underglaze blue inside, a central medallion shows a ‘shou’ [longevity] character in a ‘ruyi’ cloud rosette with symmetrical ‘ruyi’ clouds and flying cranes on either side and beneath with scrolling ‘ruyi’ emerging from the crests of stylized waves. Inside the rim, a border of alternating ‘ruyi’ heads and flowers and ‘ruyi’ heads and lozenge motifs is punctuated by the Eight Treasures of Buddhism. Outside there is a repeated design of ‘shou’ characters in ‘ruyi’ rosettes and cranes flying in different attitudes. The base carries a 福 贵 佳 器 ‘Fu gui jia qi’ [Fine vessel for the rich and honourable] mark in a double ring.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The deep cobalt blue used suggests that the bowl was made in the later half of the Jiajing reign. In support of this theory are the similarities in the depiction of cranes on a dish dated by an underglaze blue inscription on the base ‘Jiajing xinyou jinshen jiaqi’ [This excellent vessel was made for official use in the year corresponding to AD 1561] from the collection of Adele and Stanley Herzman in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Both the cranes and the characters express a desire for the recipient of this bowl to have long life.As today, in the Ming period large bowls were put to a variety of uses. For example, they could be used for serving wine. A tale translated as ‘Wine and Dumplings’ from a collection of ‘Stories Old and New’, compiled by Feng Menglong, tells of Ma Zhou, a neglected man of worth whose talents are ultimately put to good use. Ma Zhou is a great boozer. Settling down in an inn after a long day’s travelling, he asks for wine and a pan of hot water in which to bathe his aching feet. No hot water is available, so instead he orders a vessel containing fifty pints of warm wine. The innkeeper places it on the table with ‘a great porcelain bowl’ and several other bowls of meat and vegetables. After drinking two thirds of the wine, Ma Zhou kicks off his boots and washes his feet in the bowl with the remaining wine.
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