Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1620-1644 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:horse/ass
Dimensions:Diameter: 8.60 centimetres Height: 5 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain bowl with underglaze blue decoration. This small bowl has rounded sides, an everted rim and a tapering foot. It is painted only on the outside with eight horses in different blue tones and in distinct attitudes. It has a false six-character Chenghua mark on the base.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The horses represent the eight steeds of Mu Wang (1001-746 bc), the fifth ruler of the Zhou dynasty, who was transported through the empire in a chariot pulled by these horses. Thus they have become an emblem of perseverance.Another blue-and-white bowl, decorated with slightly stiffer horses in different poses, was excavated in Wuxi county, Jiangsu province, from the tomb of Hua Shiyi (1566-1629) (M2:2) and his wife in 1984. Similarities between the bowls may suggest a Tianqi date for the present piece, but provincial designs were probably used over a long period. The bowl discovered in Hua Shiyi’s tomb was probably used for tea drinking as it was found with other tea-making paraphernalia.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, underglazed,
Subjects:horse/ass
Dimensions:Diameter: 8.60 centimetres Height: 5 centimetres
Description:
Porcelain bowl with underglaze blue decoration. This small bowl has rounded sides, an everted rim and a tapering foot. It is painted only on the outside with eight horses in different blue tones and in distinct attitudes. It has a false six-character Chenghua mark on the base.
IMG
Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001:The horses represent the eight steeds of Mu Wang (1001-746 bc), the fifth ruler of the Zhou dynasty, who was transported through the empire in a chariot pulled by these horses. Thus they have become an emblem of perseverance.Another blue-and-white bowl, decorated with slightly stiffer horses in different poses, was excavated in Wuxi county, Jiangsu province, from the tomb of Hua Shiyi (1566-1629) (M2:2) and his wife in 1984. Similarities between the bowls may suggest a Tianqi date for the present piece, but provincial designs were probably used over a long period. The bowl discovered in Hua Shiyi’s tomb was probably used for tea drinking as it was found with other tea-making paraphernalia.
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