Summary
Earthernware bowl with painted enamel pink blossom decoration and a partly illegible iron red stamp on the bottom, probably a Guangxu Reign mark, indicating that it was manufactured in China during the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Guangxu period, 1875-1908.
Standing on a tall, flaring foot pedestal, the bowl would have originally had a lid, now missing. It is part of the John Twycross collection and was presumbably acquired prior to Twycross' death in 1889. It may have been acquired by Twycross, along with numerous other examples of decorative art objects, at the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition.
Physical Description
Earthenware bowl. Circular bowl on a raised base. Centre of exterior is decorated with a floral motif.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Nicholson Street, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Inscriptions
no markings
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
105 mm (Width), 50 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Decorative Arts, Earthenware, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Japanese Art, Royal Exhibition Building
