Export ware (South East Asia market)
(China)
Bowl with design of ducks and lotus
- Other titles:
- South China bowl with duck and water weed design
- Location
- Upper Asian gallery
- Further information
Typical of export blue-and-white, this bowl features a boldly drawn design of lotus and ducks. Since they are known to mate for life, pairs of mandarin ducks became a popular auspicious symbol for a happy marriage and appear frequently in the Chinese decorative repertoire.
The Asian Collections, AGNSW, 2003, pg.137.
- Place of origin
-
Fujian Province,
China
- Period
- China: Ming dynasty 1368–1644
- Year
- 16th century
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 21.0cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Dr J. Knox 1981
- Accession number
- 38.1981
