1985.R.824, Large basin, porcelain, China, 18th century

This large bowl, one of a pair (see 1985.R.823), was used for the storage of liquid or as jardinieres for flowering plants or other small trees. Its main decoration of large scale tree peonies and other exotic flowers is painted in the famille rose palette. The borders are of key fret, scroll, spiral, and blossom. The applied mask handles are pierced, possibly for cords to tie down a cover or to serve as carrying handles, which once had metal or porcelain rings. 

Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 199.

This pair of large bowls was used for the storage of liquid or as jardinieres for flowering plants or other small trees. Their main decoration of large scale tree peonies and other exotic flowers is painted in the famille rose platter. The borders are of key fret, scroll, spiral, and blossom. The applied mask handles are pierced, possibly for cords to tie down a cover or to serve as carrying handles, which once had metal or porcelain rings. 

Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1985), 199.

Until 1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [1]

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [1]

[1] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.

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