Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Bowl with Design of Fish
1821-1850
porcelain with coral-red and turquoise enamels
(China )
(China )
A mark on this piece claims that it was "made for the hall for the cultivation of virtue," the building at the Summer Palace in which the Daoguang [Tao-kuang] emperor died in 1850.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2000-2001 | Chinese Snuff Bottles. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 5/16 × Diam: 4 1/4 in. (5.9 × 10.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.611