Bowl

Title:

Chinese Handpainted Porcelain Bowl

Object Name:

Bowl

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

late18thcentury

Material:

Hard-paste porcelain

Dimensions:

H-4.75 L-21 Dia-7 inches

Description:

Flared bowl decorated in underglaze blue. On the outside a painted picture with man with snake approaching a seated gentlemen. On the other side is a stylized landscape--a storm scene. On the inside is a man seated at the foot of a tree holding a piece of paper. Marked on the bottom with six Chinese characters.

Provenance:

Given to the Society of Cincinnati by Horace Morrison in 1954.

Blue and white porcelain was highly prized in 18th and 19th century America. Wealthier households liked to make a display of it. Nicholas Gilman and Samuel Folsom may have owned some similar pieces of porcelain.

It came with a label that is no longer there that read: "Kang Chsi/ 1662-1772". The marks of the bowl say "Ch'eng-hua" which means that it was made during the reign of the great Ch'eng-hua, who reigned from 1465-87, however, the rim does not match those made in the 15th century, so it is probably 18th century. It appears that often the pieces were marked with earlier reign marks as a sign of respect, not forgery.

Subjects:

Bowls (Tableware), Household equipment, Household goods

People:

Kang Chsi

Place of Origin:

China

Collection Name:

Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Hampshire

Item Number:

1990.127

Accession Number:

1990.127

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the American Independence Museum

Credit Line:

gift of Horace Morrison, 1954

Participating Organization:

American Independence Museum