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- Bowl with Concentric Arabesques; Xuande Reign Mark
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Bowl with Concentric Arabesques; Xuande Reign Mark
- Museum No.
- GK598
Photo No：160829_GL_0011
Color type：Color
| Title | Bowl with Concentric Arabesques; Xuande Reign Mark |
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| Designation | |
| Artist | |
| Category | Ceramics (G), Chinese Ceramics |
| Country | China |
| Period | Ming |
| Century | 15th |
| Year | |
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| Materials | porcelain with underglaze blue |
| Dimensions | Height 6cm Mouth diameter 15.2cm Diameter 4.6cm |
| Inscription by | |
| Signature/Seals Etc | |
| Donor | Matsui Hirotsugu |
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This type of bowl is known as a mantou xin (“steamed bun center”), after its mounded interior. Mantou xin bowls were produced in great numbers in Ming-dynasty Jingdezhen. This one has a quatrefoil roundel surrounded by concentric trefoil and floral arabesque rings in dark cobalt.
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