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CHINESE OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION
Chinese Bronzes of the Shang and Zhou Periods
Han Dynasty Bronzes
Early Chinese Ceramics
Sculpture from Tombs
Chinese Buddhist Sculpture
Tang and Liao Dynasty Metalwork
Ceramics of the Song and Jin Periods
Porcelains of the Yuan and Early Ming Periods
Imperial Chinese Ceramics of the 15th Century
Ceramics of the Late Ming Period
Qing Dynasty Porcelain
Landscape Painting in China
Jade and Lacquer in China
Pair of Bowls
China, Jiangxi Province; Qing period (1644-1911), early 18th century (possibly Yongzheng era, 1723 - 1735)
Porcelain painted with overglaze enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Each, H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art
1979.187.1-2
Porcelains with exquisite paintings combined with a poem, such as this pair of bowls, are often termed gu yue xuan or "old moon pavilion"-style wares. Both bowls are decorated with paintings of pink, lilac, green, and yellow peonies growing from blue rocks. Two small insects hover over the flowers. While the general shape and thickness of the bowls are characteristic of the Yongzheng era, the style of painting is somewhat rigid. This stiffness of the painting suggests that it may have been applied to the bowls after their production, possibly during the Qianlong era (1736 - 1795) or after.
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