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A shallow, wide-rimmed bowl with a marbled pattern of swirling white and dark grey, resting on a small foot.
bowl
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

bowl

Artist Chinese Artist
DateQing Dynasty (1644 -1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
Place of originChina, Asia
MediumJade, white nephrite
Dimensions3 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (8.3 x 23.5 x 23.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineLe Roy C. and Aileen H. Paslay
Object number1987.3.19
Collections
Visual DescriptionA shallow, wide-rimmed bowl with a marbled pattern of swirling white and dark grey, resting on a small foot.

One of a pair, carved in studios of the Caobanzhu.
bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644 -1911), Qianlong reign (1736-1795)
This ear cup reflects the Song period's profound interest in history in its characteristic design found in jades of the late Han period (206BC-AD220). The thinly worked oval cup has two flat handles projecting just below the rim at the longer sides, resting on an oval base with a raised foot ring. The highly translucent yellow jade possesses darker russet brown inclusions creating a desirable "skin" throughout the cup. The ear cup is of a fine, smooth polish. In our opinion, this ear cup is a fi…
Ear Cup
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or later
The wide base rising to the steeply rounded upright sides, supported on a low footring encircling the slightly concave base, the stone of rich dark grey color with paler grey rivering and a slight flaw around the foot.
Bowl
Chinese Artist
18th-19th Century
Well carved bowl with slightly flaring sides rising from a shallow foot ring, the stone of pale greyish-white tone with opaque white flecks and pale brown mottling and veining throughout, softly and evenly polished.
Bowl
Chinese Artist
17th-18th century
Bowl of deep rounded form, the lobed sides well carved as six elongated petals rising from the shallow, flaring foot to the barbed rim, the semi-translucent stone of pale celadon tone.
Scalloped Bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911), 18th century
A polished, mottled dark green stone bowl with a matching domed lid. The bowl features flared sides and a small flat base, while the lid is topped with a raised, circular ring knob.
Lidded Bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Reticulated Bowl
Reticulated Bowl
Chinese Artist
19th century or later
The rounded deep body vessel of even greenish-white color, the sides with three well carved reticulated chilong grasping the vessel lip, on a low finely cut foot
Cup
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Bowl with shallow well-hollowed form, carved around the sides with feathery leaves and floral sprig springing from a collar of petals encircling the flat base, the underside with a flowerhead of overlapping radiating petals, the rim set with two upright floral sprig handles and loose rings, the thin translucent stone of yellowish green color, minute chips
Bowl
Chinese Artist
18th-19th century
Round, deep bowl, slightly outward flaring rim, body flares inward to narrow ring foot, grey-white clay body, cobalt blue underglaze, clear gloss glaze over entire piece except base. Inside: cavetto has diaper pattern (curl-work) border, Inner center: small branch w leaves & one fruit motif encircled w double lines. Outside: Body divided into 8 vertical panels--each with flower & scrolled leaves. Top center: decorated w eight treasures symbols. Parallel lines encircle lower body & foot
Blue and White Bowl with Foliate Rim
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Bowl with steep sides rising from the angled beveled foot ring to the slightly flared lip, the underside inscribed with a Qianlong nian zhi mark, the base of the foot ring inscribed with a jia character, the muted white stone with discolored fissures.
Bowl
Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Naturalistically and finely carved as a pair of catfish coiled end to end, each with round eyes and long whiskers, above spiraling and swirling waves, the stone of even white tone suffused with small areas of russet
Twin-Fish Group
Chinese Artist
18th century

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