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Source Description
This rice bowl, painted with varied shades of underglaze cobalt blue, is decorated with aquatic flora and fauna. Storks are depicted as they wade and hunt on the bank of a lake or river filled with lotus flowers and clustered water reeds. The inside of the bowl is painted with a medallion of lotus flowers while a band of lotus scrolls decorate the inner rim. The painter applied the cobalt blue in a variety of techniques, utilizing thin line and dark wash. High quality porcelain, glaze, pigment, and artistry of the Kangxi reign (1662-1722¬) resulted in adventurous and varied painting techniques, sometimes emulating the effects of watercolor on paper.
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4152
label
Blue and White Bowl
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object
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4152
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title
Blue and White Bowl
description
This rice bowl, painted with varied shades of underglaze cobalt blue, is decorated with aquatic flora and fauna. Storks are depicted as they wade and hunt on the bank of a lake or river filled with lotus flowers and clustered water reeds. The inside of the bowl is painted with a medallion of lotus flowers while a band of lotus scrolls decorate the inner rim. The painter applied the cobalt blue in a variety of techniques, utilizing thin line and dark wash. High quality porcelain, glaze, pigment, and artistry of the Kangxi reign (1662-1722¬) resulted in adventurous and varied painting techniques, sometimes emulating the effects of watercolor on paper.
provenance
Wakai Kanesaburo, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1878; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1675-1725
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
bowls (vessels)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
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Chinese
inscriptions
mark: wheel
dynasty
Qing Dynasty
med
porcelain with underglaze blue
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6238
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CHN
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none
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0
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