bowl

human history

Other Name
basin
Description
bowl
Made from porcelain. A large bowl/basin with a wide rim and raised sides and a circular base with a slight concavity to the base underside. The bowl is decorated in polychrome enamel with sprays of birds, butterflies and flower plants inside and a lotus pattern on body exterior
Place
Canton/China
Accession Number
1941.137
Accession Date
1941
Other Id
26311 (ethnology)
K470 (ceramic)
FR50 (Humphreys-Davies)
Department
Applied Arts and Design

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bowl, 1941.137, K470, 26311, FR50, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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gift of Captain George A Humphreys-Davies, Kawakawa Bay, 1941, collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1941.137, 26311, K470
Collection
Humphreys-Davies
Place
Canton/China
Date
19th Century
Period
Qing dynasty (1644-1912)/Chinese Dynasty and Reign Periods
Media
porcelain/ceramic/inorganic material
polychrome enamel/enamel/coating (material)
Measurement Description
h 126 mm
dia 412 mm
Measurement Reading
123mm
412mm
Classification
Washbasin
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Style
famille rose/famille (ceramic style)/Chinese export (ceramics style)/Chinese ceramics styles/Chinese styles (style)/Chinese (culture or style)/East Asian/Asian/Styles and Periods
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28 Oct 2021

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