Description
Bowl such as this, with kinrande (gold-engraved) decoration over monochrome enamels, may have been made originally for export to Japan. On the base of this bowl are an underglaze blue inscription, reading "Fine vessel for the rich and honorable (fugui jiaqi)," as well as a modern registration mark "PDF A552" to indicate that it was formerly in the Sir Percival David collection in London. A similar kinrande bowl can be found in the Percival David Foundation, PDF A549.
Provenance
Sir Percival David [1892–1964], London, England (?–1968); (Sotheby's, London, October 15, 1968 sale, lot no. 109) (October 15, 1968); (John Sparks, London, sold to Severance and Greta Millikin) (1968–?); Severance A. [1895–1985] and Greta [Marguerite Steckerl] Millikin [1903–1989], Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–1989); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1989–)
Accession Number
1989.297
Medium
porcelain with burnished and engraved gold (kinrande) decoration on green overglaze enamel
Dimensions
Diameter: 6.4 x 12.1 cm (2 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.); Overall: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Classification
Ceramic
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
