Bowl of porcelain. Made in China, probably early Kangxi. Measurements:
h: 2 7/8 in; diam: 6 3/8 in; base: 2 1/2 in Provenance:
Frank Partridge & Sons, dealer; from whom purchased by Sir William Burrell, 29 October 1946, £45; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1946.
Manuscript sources
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1946, p.84: ‘Chinese bowl in bright green decorated with whorls & galloping horses in aubergine & single white flower heads. Ming. 6 1/2" diam,’. |
