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Source Description
A mark on this piece claims that it was "made for the hall for the cultivation of virtue," the building at the Summer Palace in which the Daoguang [Tao-kuang] emperor died in 1850.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
30005
label
Bowl with Design of Fish
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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30005
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bowl with Design of Fish
description
A mark on this piece claims that it was "made for the hall for the cultivation of virtue," the building at the Summer Palace in which the Daoguang [Tao-kuang] emperor died in 1850.
provenance
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1821-1850
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
bowls (vessels)
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.9
height
10.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 × Diam: 4 1/4 in. (5.9 × 10.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] Four-character mark in red enamel: shen te t'ang chih; [Translation] made for the hall for the cultivation of virtue
dynasty
Qing [Ch'ing] Dynasty
reign
Daoguang [Tao-kuang] (1820-1850)
med
porcelain with coral-red and turquoise enamels
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6238
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CHN
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76
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