Punch bowl

ca. 1780

Chinese export

Engravings of the English field sport of foxhunting inspired the faithful Chinese renderings on this bowl.

Hard paste porcelain

5 in. (12.7 cm), height

11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm), diameter

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Brink

86.280

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 259

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