BOWL (ONE OF TWO)
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
The flattened bowls have incurving sides. The sides are engraved in low relief with vines, leaves, dragons and other oriental motifs. Each handle is a lotus blossom from which dangles a free hanging ring. These are sometimes called marriage bowls.
- Object name:
- BOWL (ONE OF TWO)
- Made from:
- Jade
- Made in:
- CHINA
- Date made:
- 1736-1795
- Size:
- 27.9 x 38.1 cm (11 x 15 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 62.23.2
- Class:
- HARDSTONE
- Signature marks:
- STAMP seal underneath: Made during Ch'ien Lung period (in Chinese)
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973