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Tea Bowl and Saucer

Double-walled porcelain tea bowl and saucer decorated with four reserve panels with a cock, goldfish, bird and two deers in polychrome and gold. The saucer is decorated in the center with a floral cluster with three floral sprays.
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  • Double-walled porcelain tea bowl and saucer decorated with four reserve panels with a cock, goldfish, bird and two deers in polychrome and gold. The saucer is decorated in the center with a floral cluster with three floral sprays.

Date:

c. 1780

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Tea Bowl and Saucer

Place

China (Object made in)

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Made 1775–1785

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gilding

Dimensions

Cup: 5.2 × 9 cm (2 1/16 × 3 9/16 in.); Saucer: 3.2 × 13.8 cm (1 1/4 × 5 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

Bequest of Frederick S. Colburn

Reference Number

1958.256a-b

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