Punch bowl
This punchbowl, which was produced for export to England, is decorated with four scenes of musicians playing their instruments. The larger scenes depict European musicians while the smaller ones on the sides show Chinese musicians in concert. A print by an anonymous British artist served as the source for the painted scene on the bowl's front. Elaborate gilding and small vignettes of Chinese landscapes enhance the punchbowl's ambitious decorative scheme.
Artwork Details
- Title: Punch bowl
- Date: ca. 1760
- Culture: Chinese, for British market
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Overall (wt. confirmed): 6 1/2 × 16 3/16 in., 9 lb. (16.5 × 41.1 cm, 4.1 kg)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain-Export
- Credit Line: Helena Woolworth McCann Collection, Gift of Winfield Foundation, 1951
- Object Number: 51.86.413
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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