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1942.9-644 (C-495)
Large Fish Bowl

Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Porcelain with overglaze famille verte enamels,
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42.9 X 58.3 (l6% X 22 /i6)
Widener Collection
TECHNICAL NOTES
This piece is thickly potted with a dense white body. The inte- HIS LARGE FISH BOWL is an excellent example of
rior is undecorated and has a colorless glaze. The concave base TKangxi famille verte enamel decoration. Such vessels
is unglazed. Several circular spots of glaze loss are evident on are known to have been designed originally to hold fish;
the surface. similar examples exist in cloisonne enamels. The exteri-
or is painted in the full famille verte palette (including
gold and overglaze blue) and depicts a lotus pond with
PROVENANCE
(Duveen Brothers, New York and London); sold to Peter A. B. egrets and other birds. The rim is surrounded by a floral
Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; inheri- band; below this is a band of connected ruyi lappets con-
tance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power taining flowers and leaves. At the bottom is a band of
of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. key-frets and one of cross-hatched triangles.
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