Bowl

1736-95

The transparent, stencil-like formation of the dragon-pearl image was created by piercing tiny holes directly into the dried, unfired body and then dipping it in glaze until the holes were full.

Hard paste porcelain

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

35.252.1

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistoryNew York, New York, Rockefeller Center, Yamanaka & Co. Fine Arts Exposition, Nov. 1934.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe, Feb. 17 - May 7, 2000.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics, Sept. 7 - Nov. 19, 2002.

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