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Covered bowl

Covered bowl

1736-1795

Painstakingly carved with geometric patterns, this porcelain bowl imitates the effect of red lacquer wares decorated with a technique known as tihong (carved red). The Qianlong emperor delighted in the visual play of one medium emulating another.
Porcelain with coral-red glaze
Overall h.: 3 in.
Diam.: 4 3/16 in.
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
53.41.2
location
Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

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

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Conceal/Reveal, Dec. 20, 2014 - June 21, 2015.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view beginning Jan. 13, 2023].

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