bowl
Description: bowl, paktong, Ming or Ch'ing, engraved decoration. (Asian hall label) Large bowl, with inlaid bats and celestial clouds scene with seven figures. (catalogue card. Bowl, paktong. MING or CH'ING, engraved decoration. [gallery card] Paktong - a copper-nickel-zinc alloy of white colour, invented in China and brought to Europe during the 18th century. It inspired the invention of nickel silver.
Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 1936.64Display Room: Arts of Asia GalleryDescription: bowl, paktong, Ming or Ch'ing, engraved decoration. (Asian hall label) Large bowl, with inlaid bats and celestial clouds scene with seven figures. (catalogue card. Bowl,…