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Details
- Other Title
- Tea bowl with dragon decoration
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Cultural origin
- Style: export ware
- Period
- Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Date
- circa 19th century-20th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain with underglaze decoration
- Dimensions
- 5.1 x 10.9 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Dr John Yu & Dr George Soutter 2002
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 168.2002
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Export ware
Works in the collection
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About
Along the rim of the bowl is a dragon with bulging eyes spitting fire. Near the shallow ring foot is a band of waves from which two carps emerge, one of which is blowing a huge gourd-shaped bubble.
From the 1700s onwards, kings of the Le-Trinh dynasty in Vietnam ordered porcelain pieces from China for their court. This type is named after Hue, the 19th-century capital of the last royal dynasty in Vietnam, the Nguyen dynasty (1802-1945). Although Chinese artisans executed the painting, Vietnamese rulers dictated the designs. Each ruler ordered ceramics of his own liking for use in his court, as well as presentation pieces to give to members of royal families and mandarin officials.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, January 2012
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Dragon (2012), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 Jan 2012–06 May 2012
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Export Ceramics', Sydney, 2003, 145 (colour illus.).
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