Large bowl of porcelain. Made in China. Reign of Kangxi. Measurements:
h: 9 in; diam: 16 1/2 in Provenance:
Dickinson, dealer; Leonard Gow collection; his sale, Sotheby’s, 13 May 1943, lot 11, purchased by Frank Partridge & Sons for Sir William Burrell, £31; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1944.
Published sources
Hobson, R.L., Catalogue of the Leonard Gow Collection of Chinese Porcelain, c.1931
Sotheby & Co., 13 May 1943, The remaining portion of the celebrated collection of Chinese porcelain, bronzes and works of art. The property of the late Leonard Gow. Lot 11: ‘A large blue & white deep bowl painted in the interior with a shan shui medallion within a border of jui shaped lappets ch'ing ti' pai hua the exterior with an unusual decoration of pentroof houses, ladies in garden scenes & shua wa wa subjects interspersed with flowers. 17". Kanghsi’.
Manuscript sources
Frank Partridge & Sons Ltd., Sale Book 12/57, stock no. 30255.
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1943, p.50: ‘A large blue & white deep bowl painted in the interior with a shan shui medallion within a border of jui shaped lappets ch'ing ti' pai hua the exterior with an unusual decoration of pentroof houses, ladies in garden scenes & shua wa wa subjects interspersed with flowers. 17". Kanghsi’. |
