Bowl

49-14-57

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 49-14-57
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty | Qianlong
Date Made Qianlong
Section Asian
Materials Ceramic
Iconography Bats | Peony
Inscription Language Chinese Language
Description

Ring base, rounded sides, flaring rim. Interior, red on white; 5 bats, symbolizing the five forms of happiness (bat, fu= fu, happiness). Exterior, spray of the peony in rose, orchid, green, on white, with incised scroll. Qianlong mark on base.

Height 8.5 cm
Outside Diameter 19.3 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Julia Morgan through brother Hugh Morgan, 1949

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