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1942.9-619 (C-470)
Bowl

Qing dynasty, early Qianlong period (1736-1750)
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose and famille noire
enamels, 9.4 x 22.8 (3% x 9)
Widener Collection

TECHNICAL NOTES
The base is recessed and glazed. There are two vertical hairline
cracks at the lip.
PROVENANCE
Peter A. B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park,
Pennsylvania; inheritance from Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by
gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener,
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

HIS BOWL is DECORATED on the exterior with four leaf-
Tshaped panels of roosters, flowering plants, and rocks.
The panels are isolated against a black ground with super-
imposed floral sprays. Use of the famille noire ground con-
tinued into the Qianlong period after its initial appearance
during the reign of Kangxi (1662-1722). Unlike their
Kangxi counterparts, which are generally enameled direct-
ly on the biscuit without an intervening glaze, the enamels
on this bowl are applied over a colorless glaze that com-
pletely covers the vessel, with the exception of the beveled
foot-ring. A gold line encircles the lip. The enamel colors
include lavender, blue, brown, yellow, green (in two
shades), and aubergine. The interior has a lavender diaper
band around the lip, which encloses six cartouches with
floral sprays. A large spray of peonies and other flowers
decorates the bottom of the interior.
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