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Bowl with pierced sides and moulded flower sprays and floral scrolls
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bowl of porcelain, covered with a transparent glaze. The wall is partially openwork in floral scrolls, interrupted by scalloped cartouches containing a medallion with modeled flower branches, stags, and birds. The underside of the wall features stylized ruyi motifs in low relief. On the rim a band with floral scrolls in relief. Thick foot ring; the rim is underglazed. Marked on the underside with the four-character mark of Emperor Chenghua. A crack in the rim; a part missing from the openwork. White porcelain.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBowl with pierced sides and moulded flower sprays and floral scrolls. c. 1600 - c. 1649. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.