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Object 2011922

 

Bowl

 

China

1730-1750, over-decorated in the Netherlands, Amsterdams Bont, c.1750-1770

 

Height 72 mm (2.83 inch), diameter of rim 148 mm (5.83 inch), diameter of footring 61 mm (2.40 inch), weight 291 grams (10.26 ounce (oz.))

 

Bowl on footring with a straight underglaze brown-edged rim (jia mangkou). Carved anhua (secret) floral decoration. Decorated in underglaze blue with two diaper pattern borders one near the foorting the other round the rim. On the bottom a flower head in a double concentric band. Over-decorated in iron-red, black, gold and other overglaze enamels, in the Netherlands, Amsterdams Bont, c.1750-1770 with two wide spread peony plants and two birds perched on the branches. On the interior wall insects in flight alternating with peony flower sprays. On the bottom three clusters of flower sprays originating from a flower head in gold.

 

Anhua is a Chinese term meaning 'secret or hidden decoration', it is incised or carved into the body below the glaze. (Espir 2005, p.254

 

Espir describes an identically shaped and sized and almost identically decorated bowl as 'decorated in famille verte palette but famille rose style' for this Dutch over-decorated Amsterdams Bont bowl, please see:

Condition: A tiny fleabite to the rim.

 

References:

Espir 2005, p.103 cat. 37 & p.254

Sargent 2012, p.183

Salisbury 2014, cat. 372

 

Price: Sold.