Bowl with cyclical date

Bowl of deep cauldron shape, rounded sides, everted lip slightly involuted at rim; foot. Fire cracks; small chips on rim.
Clay: thin white porcelain, with some flaws.
Glaze: colorless.
Decoration: painting in underglaze blue freely executed in thin lines and washes of blue with a violet tinge; blackish spots along lines. Design of deer, monkeys and birds in landscape around exterior; on interior, seated figure in landscape in enclosure on bottom of bowl, and band of diaper around lip.
Inscription: ping-tzu sui tso (^c^) (made in the year of ping-tzu [probably 1576]).

Historical period(s)
Ming dynasty, Wanli era, probably 1576
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7.6 x 14.4 x 14.4 cm (3 x 5 11/16 x 5 11/16 in)
Geography
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1973.5
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
China, cobalt pigment, deer, Jingdezhen ware, landscape, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), monkey, porcelain
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Bowl of deep cauldron shape, rounded sides, everted lip slightly involuted at rim; foot. Fire cracks; small chips on rim.
Clay: thin white porcelain, with some flaws.
Glaze: colorless.
Decoration: painting in underglaze blue freely executed in thin lines and washes of blue with a violet tinge; blackish spots along lines. Design of deer, monkeys and birds in landscape around exterior; on interior, seated figure in landscape in enclosure on bottom of bowl, and band of diaper around lip.
Inscription: ping-tzu sui tso (^c^) (made in the year of ping-tzu [probably 1576]).

Inscription(s)

Inscription: ping-tzu sui tso (^c^) (made in the year of ping-tzu [probably 1576]).

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10.
  • Julia Murray. A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980. Exh. cat. Washington, 1979. cat. 25, p. 35, fig. 1.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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