GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This jade bowl is carved with ferns, reeds, and chrysanthemums—plant forms that indicated fertility to the Chinese. The work is an example of the way in which the 18th-century emperor Qianlong popularized artworks that suggested archaistic forms.
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- Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2015.
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China (nation): TGN: 1000111
China (nation): TGN: 1000111
Process/materials
jade (rock): AAT: 300011119
jade (rock): AAT: 300011119
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Qianlong (Chinese dynastic style): AAT: 300018486
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Qianlong (Chinese dynastic style): AAT: 300018486
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Subject terms
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
Chrysanthemum (plants/genus): AAT: 300379959
feet (object components): AAT: 300233911
ferns (Dryopteridaceae (family)): AAT: 300380085
fertility: AAT: 300379149
handles: AAT: 300024927
marriage (social construct): AAT: 300055475
reed (plant): AAT: 300375478
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
Chrysanthemum (plants/genus): AAT: 300379959
feet (object components): AAT: 300233911
ferns (Dryopteridaceae (family)): AAT: 300380085
fertility: AAT: 300379149
handles: AAT: 300024927
marriage (social construct): AAT: 300055475
reed (plant): AAT: 300375478
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PROVENANCE
n.d.: Edward R. Bacon
1970-2014: Ailsa Mellon Bruce collection, the Carnegia Museum, Pittsburgh
2014-2015: David T. Owsley, purchased at auction, "Important Works of Asian Art," Brunk Auctions, Asheville, NC, November 16, 2014, lot 1022 as "Important Antique Chinese Carved Spinach Jade Marriage Bowl"
2015: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley in memory of his parents, via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation and Wendover Fund
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Art acquisition justification dated September 17, 2015, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art~View a similar object from the Qianlong period.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History~Learn more about the Qing dynasty and the Qianlong emperor.
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General Description
This jade bowl is carved with ferns, reeds, and chrysanthemums—plant forms that indicated fertility to the Chinese. The work is an example of the way in which the 18th-century emperor Qianlong popularized artworks that suggested archaistic forms.
Excerpt from
- Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2015.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art~View a similar object from the Qianlong period.
- Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History~Learn more about the Qing dynasty and the Qianlong emperor.
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
China (nation): TGN: 1000111
China (nation): TGN: 1000111
Process/materials
jade (rock): AAT: 300011119
jade (rock): AAT: 300011119
Historical periods
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Qianlong (Chinese dynastic style): AAT: 300018486
eighteenth century: AAT: 300404512
Qianlong (Chinese dynastic style): AAT: 300018486
Individuals
Subject terms
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
Chrysanthemum (plants/genus): AAT: 300379959
feet (object components): AAT: 300233911
ferns (Dryopteridaceae (family)): AAT: 300380085
fertility: AAT: 300379149
handles: AAT: 300024927
marriage (social construct): AAT: 300055475
reed (plant): AAT: 300375478
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
Chrysanthemum (plants/genus): AAT: 300379959
feet (object components): AAT: 300233911
ferns (Dryopteridaceae (family)): AAT: 300380085
fertility: AAT: 300379149
handles: AAT: 300024927
marriage (social construct): AAT: 300055475
reed (plant): AAT: 300375478
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: Edward R. Bacon
1970-2014: Ailsa Mellon Bruce collection, the Carnegia Museum, Pittsburgh
2014-2015: David T. Owsley, purchased at auction, "Important Works of Asian Art," Brunk Auctions, Asheville, NC, November 16, 2014, lot 1022 as "Important Antique Chinese Carved Spinach Jade Marriage Bowl"
2015: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley in memory of his parents, via the Alvin and Lucy Owsley Foundation and Wendover Fund
The main source for this provenance is the Dallas Museum of Art acquisition justification dated September 17, 2015, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
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