Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1500 - 1600; Classification(s): porcelain, bowl, throwing, hard-paste porcelain, thrown, decorated in underglaze-blue; Acquisition: bequeathed by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio, 1950, Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991. [C.706-1991]
Description: Bowl with a foliate rim. Hard-paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue. The steep, rounded, flaring sides spring from a slightly tapered foot with an everted foliate rim. The interior well is painted with a bird perched on a stone and, on the sides, stylised foliage within a single-line border with alternating panels of stylised flowers. The exterior consists of six panels of precious objects alternating with six narrow (stick?) panels within a single-line border. A double-line border encircles the foot.
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