Title
Bowl with floral design
1874-1908
Artists
Unknown Artist
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Details
- Other Title
- Bowl with bird and floral design
- Place where the work was made
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China
- Period
- Guangxu 1875 - 1908 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Date
- 1874-1908
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration
- Dimensions
- 9.1 x 20.7 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Mr J.H. Myrtle 1983
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 221.1983
- Copyright
- Share
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About
A dominant force in the last 60 years of the Qing dynasty was the ruthless Empress Dowager Cixi. Her taste in porcelain is reflected in the type often referred to as 'Empress Dowager' porcelain, said to have been made specially for her use during the reign of her nephew, the Guangxu emperor (1874-1908). Porcelains richly decorated with imperial yellow and pictorial scenes of birds and flowers were popular with her, as was the use of 'European green'.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.130.
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Places
Where the work was made
China
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 02 Aug 1980–21 Sep 1980
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
The Way We Eat, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Apr 2021–13 Jun 2022
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Bibliography
Referenced in 2 publications
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J. Hepburn Myrtle, Late Chinese Imperial Porcelain, Sydney, 1980, 36 (illus.). cat.no. 54
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Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'The Marvel of Porcelain', Sydney, 2003, 130 (colour illus.).
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