Name/Title
Tea BowlEntry/Object ID
A1982.14.114Description
Tea bowl having a hemispherical body with a flared rim, standing on a foot ring, painted in the famille verte palette of overglaze, translucent enamels with four floral sprays on the sides and a florette in the center of the well. On the underside is an illegible Chinese character (possibly fu, or good luck) in a double square framed in a double circle painted in underglaze blue.
Traditional Chinese ceramic typologies describe ceramics decorated with overglaze enamels that most closely corresponding to famille verte as wucai (five-colored) or yingcai (hard colors).Context
Famille verte ("green family") wares had a relatively short period of popularity and production between the 1680s to the 1720s.The decoration of this saucer was applied using enamel over the shiny glaze. These ceramics were highly valued and sought after both in Europe and America, and this saucer and its matching cup likely represent some of the finest Chinese porcelain purchased and used at Stenton.
The double rings and artemesia leaf mark on the underside of this saucer help date it to the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, 1662-1722.Collection
CeramicsMade/Created
Date made
circa 1700 - circa 1740Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
JingdezhenLocation
ChinaRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaDimensions
Height
2 inDiameter
3-1/4 inMaterial
Enamel, Hard Paste PorcelainRelationships
Related Places
Place
Location
StentonCity
PhiladelphiaState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
1982 Archeological Excavation
