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The image shows a decorative ceramic bowl with a vibrant yellow glaze as its primary color. The bowl has intricate green patterns of stylized clouds interspersed with motifs in red and blue. The design forms a continuous band around the external surface of the bowl, and the rim is adorned with a green band featuring a repeating circular pattern. The bowl has a gently flared form and fine detailing, indicating artisanal quality.
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The image shows a decorative ceramic bowl with a vibrant yellow glaze as its primary color. The bowl has intricate green patterns of stylized clouds interspersed with motifs in red and blue. The design forms a continuous band around the external surface of the bowl, and the rim is adorned with a green band featuring a repeating circular pattern. The bowl has a gently flared form and fine detailing, indicating artisanal quality.

National Gallery of Art · Decorative Art

Bowl

Chinese Qing Dynasty

Date
19th century
Medium
porcelain with famille jaune and famille rose enamels on the biscuit
Dimensions
overall: 7.1 x 15.2 cm (2 13/16 x 6 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art · Ceramic
Accession number
1972.43.46
Credit line
Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Chinese
  • Decorative Arts. Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets
  • Qing
  • famille rose enamels
  • famille jaune enamels
Provenance

(Parish-Watson Gallery, New York); sold to Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

Inscription

falsely inscribed in standard script on the base in underglaze blue in two columns of three characters each: Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi (made in the Yongzheng reign of the great Qing dynasty)

NGA object ID 53353. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.