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Bell-shaped bowl with powder blue, dragons and pearls
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Bell-shaped bowl with powder blue, dragons and pearls

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1899 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); gold (metal); porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Bell-shaped bowl with slightly spreading wall, painted in underglaze blue and gold. The wall is completely covered with bleu poudré (powder blue) with a dragon chasing a pearl in gold depicted twice on it; the rim is covered in brown. On the underside the six-character seal mark of Emperor Qianlong; on the underside the partially scraped-off number 73. Bleu poudré with gold.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
bowl
Credit lineBell-shaped bowl with powder blue, dragons and pearls. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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