Chinese Bowl
DateKuang-Hsu Dynasty, 1875-1908
Object NameBowl
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: Height: 8.7 cm
Rim: Diameter: 18.7 cm
Base: Diameter: 8.4 cm
Rim: Diameter: 18.7 cm
Base: Diameter: 8.4 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1968.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS000805
About MeThe exterior of this bowl is decorated with the Chinese bottle gourd plant comprising five-petaled flowers, leaves and gourds on a yellow ground. In Chinese culture gourds are believed to ward off evil spirits and diseases.
The interior is decortated with a red dragon which symbolises power, auspiciousness (good luck) and the Emperor of China.
More About Me
This bowl comes from the reign of the penultimate Emperor of the Qing dynasty, whose attempts at reform were hampered by the dowager empress Cixi.
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, c.1795
Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Qing Dynasty, late 19th century
19th Century
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
