Object name: Tea bowl and lid / Object class: Vessels (containers) / Donor: Alfreda Murck - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Tea bowl and lid, accession number 9-23588a,b, described as Object Name: Tea bowl with lid Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: Bowl: 12.9 cm; lid: 12 cm Date: Early 20th century Country: China Description: The crackled-glazed bowl is hand painted in enamels with the Eight Brokens theme. The exterior has fragments of calligraphy, rubbings, book leaves, fan and hand scroll paintings, and titled “The pleasure of rare treasures” (奇珍快意圖 qizhen kuaiyi tu); the interior is painted with three blossoms. The same décor is repeated on lid. Inscription: No kiln mark Place of Origin: China Condition: Cracks and repairs on the bowl; a chip on the cover Acquisition Data: Beijing, Guwancheng (Curio City). 2002-3-28

Hearst Museum object titled Tea bowl and lid, accession number 9-23591a,b, described as Object Name: Tea bowl with lid Materials: Glazed porcelain Diameter at rim: Bowl: 10.8 cm; lid: 10 cm Date: 1913 Country: China Description: The bowl features a scholar and a boy servant (书童 shutong). The reverse is inscribed with caption, date and signature (Shunfa 順發). The rim is gilded; the lid is decorated with a boy servant with a guqin, inscribed on the reverse side. Inscription: Bowl: “A renowned scholar of free spirit. Made by Shunfa autumn month of kuichou” (名士風流葵丑之秋月顺发作 mingshi fengliu kuichou zhi qiuyue Shunfa zuo); lid: “Imitate the method of Yuan dynasty men” (仿元人法 fang Yuanren fa); anachronistic red square reign mark in seal script stamped on foot and on lid: “Made in the Tongzhi era” (同治年製 Tongzhi nian zhi). Place of Origin: China Condition: minor wear on the painting Acquisition Data: Shanghai fish market, with William Kentridge, 2000-11