Gourd-moulded bowl with lacquer interior, China, c1736-c1795. Artist: Unknown

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Gourd-moulded bowl with lacquer interior, China, c1736-c1795. Qing dynasty circular bowl, the exterior moulded with design of stylised ribbon-threaded circles and a Buddhist emblem between key fret borders. The base has a 'Qianlong shang wan' mark (for the amuseument of Emperor Qianlong) in a double line bordered square. The interior is coated with black lacquer and embellished with circular gold lacquer roundels probably mons. The piece clearly shows that it was made using a reuseable mould.

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Size: 2835px × 2216px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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