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Bell-shaped bowl with pierced sides and landscapes and flower sprays in medallions
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Bell-shaped bowl with pierced sides and landscapes and flower sprays in medallions

anonymous · c. 1635 - c. 1650 · turning; vitrification; paint; drawn thread work; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

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

About this work

Bell-shaped bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. The wall of the bowl is pierced with recessed medallions. In the medallions river landscapes with trees, mountains, and pavilions, or a flowering branch (prunus, aster, lotus). The underside of the wall with a band of ruyi motifs. On the outer rim a band with lacework. The underside and the outer rim are unglazed. Several chips in the foot ring; two chips in the rim. Transitional porcelain in blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
bowl
Credit lineBell-shaped bowl with pierced sides and landscapes and flower sprays in medallions. c. 1635 - c. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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