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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12686, described as China. Bowl, porcelain with grey-green crackled glaze. Large, wide, somewhat shallow bowl has nearly vertical sides and flat bottom. Short narrow footed base. Glaze is a light green-grey, opaque celedon. The crackles are large and stained dark of 'earth worm crackle' style, with long deep crackles. Fine crackles between the dark ones. Recessed foot is glazed except for foot. Many scratches in surface of glaze. Height 9.6 centimeters, diameter 22 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12721, described as China. Bowl, porcelain; octagonal and footed. Thick, heavy walls, slightly curved, flared out sides, foot flares out. Opaque turquoise glaze interior, and base. Exterior enamel decoration: blue jui scepter-heads-band on thick opaque yellow near rim. Below: an emblem of the eight immortals on each of the eight sides in various colors amid fillets and leaf scrollwork on white ground. Multi-colored geometric band on base of bowl, blue curl-work band on foot. Gold on rim. Iron-red reserve seal mark on base of T'ung Chih reign (1862-1874). Surface of interior glaze very scratched, many stains. Height 8.7 centimeters, maximum diameter 21.4.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12733, described as China. Bowl, porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration. Small hemisphere shape on short narrow foot. Matched with 9-12732. Thick, opaque enamel decoration covering all of exterior Chinese cabbage (bok choy) pattern. Opaque white stems at foot with incised detail; more translucent light and dark green leaves near rim with spots of red. Black detail. Interior plain with mottled grey surface except for small peach and bat medallion at center in green, pink, and coral-red. Brown on rim. Crack on side; chips in rim, and scratched surface. Height 5.2 centimeters, diameter 11.1 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12729, described as China. Bowl, porcelain with enamel decoration. Trefoil lobed, on short recessed foot. Turquoise glazed interior. Exterior has polychrome floral scrollwork on canary-yellow ground; with lotus and peony. Short foot has narrow band of underglaze blue comb pattern, gilt on rim. Underside within foot glazed turquoise with reserved red seal mark of T'ung chih (1862-1874). Interior glaze very worn. Height 6.5 centimeters, maximum diameter 13.6 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12734, described as China. Bowl, porcelain, with overglaze enamel decoration. Squat bell, or tulip shape: wide flared out rim flange on globular body, narrow short foot. Exterior has representation of Chinese cabbage design covering all of surface in thick opaque white, and mottled light and dark green with black detail, spots of iron-red and trraces of gilt. Interior has peach and bat medallion at center; and two flowers and two birds opposite each other on rim. Gilt edge. Illegible seal mark on foot base in iron-red. Height 5.4 centimeters; diameter 12.2 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12727, described as China. Bowl, porcelain, with overglaze enamel decoration. Hemispherical bowl on short cylindrical foot; slightly scalloped rim. Interior has small design of peach and bat on center bottom. Exterior-underside filled with decoration: four bats holding garland with two cash, alternating with four shou "longevity" seal characters, amid floral scrollwork. Colors include dark and light green, yellow, grey, coral-red, gilt, and linear black detail. Ming Dynasty reign mark of Ch'eg hua (1465-1487) in underglaze red on base. Trace of gilt on rim. Side broken and mended. Height 6.5 centimeters, diameter 16.6 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12731, described as China. Bowl, porcelain, with enamel decoration. Hemisphere shape, with recessed foot. Heavy enamel decoration covering all of exterior: six Lion-dogs (shih tzu) amidst clouds, some playing with silk-brocade balls, another with a dragon. Enamels are thick, and opaque, with black detail. Traces of gilt between clouds and on rim. Double peach and bat medallion on center interior bottom. Coral-red "seal mark" on base of T'ung Chich reign (1862-1873) of the Ching Dynasty. Height 6 centimeters, diameter 13.2 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12704, described as China, Kiangsi province, Ching-te-chen. Bowl, porcelain; 'Canton, willow ware' blue and white. Deep hemispherical, with cut rim forming quatrefoil. Interior bottom convex and narrow diameter, with landscape in underglaze blue wash of various shades. Rest of interior white except band at top following the contour of rim of lattice work with scalloped lower fringe. Exterior: two wide panels with identical river and temple scene landscape including boats, bridge and willow trees. Band at top following contours. On one foil three human faces on the cross-hatched band. Very short recessed foot. Thumb nail-size chip in interior rim. Brown spots in surface. Maximum height 12 centimeters. Maximum diameter 26 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12720, described as China. Bowl, porcelain; famille rose decoration. Deep, with low belly, nearly straight sides to slightly turned out rim. Dark red flower and grey and green leaves on center bottom. Lozange-diaper pattern band with four oval medallions inset near rim. Medallions have polychrome floral designs; diaper pattern divided into four panels: yellow, grey, emerald green, and light green. Outerside has all-over design of large and small flowers in many colors, including peony, lotus, chrysanthemums, all in enamels with fine-lined black outline and detail. Base has six-character Ch'ien Lung (1736-1795)reign mark within double circle in underglaze blue. Height 8.9 centimeters, diameter 17.9 centimeters.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-12419, described as Japan, Ishikawa Prefecture (Kaga), Kutani, late 19th century - early 20th century Bowl, porcelain. Red Kutani ware. Large hemi-sphere shape. Akaji-kinga style gold and red on white ground. Coral red ground with large white reserve panels. Largest depicts a congregation of fifteen men grouped around one reading a scroll, in red / gold detail. Circular panel with elaborated landscape. Square panel with floral motif and bird. White band below rim with linear red circle design. Red ground is decorated with gold scroll-work. Two circular panels on outerside of teacher and pupil. Two diamond panels with floral motifs. Seven wide and narrow bands to foot. Mark on foot "Kutani". Interior surface very scratched; faces indistinct. Height 9.5 centimeters, Rim Diameter 23.5 centimeters.