Kraak blue and white klapmuts bowl with pagoda

Manager ID

163

Title

Kraak blue and white klapmuts bowl with pagoda and seascapeLate Ming dynasty, c.1610-20

Short title

Kraak blue and white klapmuts bowl with pagoda

Record number

BATEA : 161

Simple name

bowl

Classified name

ceramic; porcelain; blue and white; Ming; bowl; kraak; landscape; klapmuts; Dutch; pagoda; building; China; sea; export; 17th century;

Description

Description part summary

A Kraak blue and white klapmuts bowl with everted rim and foliated border. The centre shows a land and seascape with a pagoda and boats. The sides of the interior are decorated with four medallions of herons amid lotus bordered by tassels. The mouth rim is decorated with scrolling peony. The exterior of the bowl is also decorated in underglaze blue with four medallions depicting boys separated by vases. The exterior of the rim shows birds on floral sprays. 'Kraak' is the Dutch name given to this particular type of blue and white export ware; 'klapmuts' is also Dutch and refers to the shape of the bowl.

Description material

porcelain

Description condition

Adhesive label on base (part of history of object?)Chipping to rimManufacturing flaws in glaze(2006)

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	white
decoration	underglaze blue

Description length

Description height

6.7cm

Description diameter

22.2 cm

Description width

Description depth

Description inscription

Description notes

Gallery location

Case G-8

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