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Tea bowl

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1780-1800

GUSN

GUSN-7051

Description

TEA SERVICE: All painted decoration black; primary border: wavy line with rosettes and dagger heads; secondary border: wave and dot; central decoration: urn with varous flowers and traces of gilt highlights. TEA BOWLS: Primary border: interior; secondary border: exterior; central decoration and smaller sprig of flowers, exterior; tiny sprig in well of bowl.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tea bowls
painting (coating)
porcelain
Chinese export
Porcelain
Painted
Chinese Export
BOWL, TEA

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 (diameter) (inches)

Accession Number

1946.459C

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