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Bowl
Chinese
Qing dynasty, Daoguang period
1820–50
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Porcelain, Jingdezhen ware
Dimensions
8 x 18.7 cm (3 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.24076
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
Marks
Six character seal mark in underglaze blue
InscriptionsDa Qing Daoguang nian zhi
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.