Bol à punch, M.C. 4181(2), between 1800 and 1896

Author(s): anonymous, potter production date: between 1800 and 1896 dating in century: 19th century type(s) of object(s): china, ceramics, commerce - economy - finances, domestic life, decorative arts name(s): table service, bowl materials and techniques: porcelain, turned ceramic, underglaze painted decoration, enamel (ceramic technique), gilding place(s) of execution/production: jingdezhen dimensions - artwork: height: 11. 7cm diameter: 26. 3cm description: large hemispherical bowl on a well-marked circular foot. Iconographic description: interior: central medallion, chrysanthemums and rock pierced with cavity in the style of those from lake taihu 太湖 painted in enamels; the lip is highlighted with a vegetable scroll painted in enamels; exterior: the body is decorated with stylized lotus flowers and the lip is highlighted with a scroll of foliage; the whole is painted gold on a dark blue monochrome glaze background. Themes / subjects / places represented: plant representation, chrysanthemum, rock, frieze, lotus mode of acquisition: legacy name of donor, testator, seller: cernuschi, henri date of acquisition: 1896 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 4181. Date: between 1800 and 1896.