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Object 2011608
Bowl (crowcup)
China
1600-1625
Height 70 mm (2.76 inch), diameter of rim 142 mm (5.59 inch), diameter of footring 62 mm (2.44 inch), weight 146 grams (5.15 ounce (oz.))
Bowl or crowcup on footring, slightly outward moulded spreading wall with an everted upturned foliated rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with on the outside wide panels filled with; flowering jasmine tobacco (nicotiana alata), flowering chrysanthemum and a large butterfly, flowering peony and two with an insect in a marshy landscape alternating with narrow panels with knotted ribbons. On the inside in the centre a crow perched / standing on a rock with some grass-like foliage, on the sides wide panels filled with floral or fruit sprays alternating with narrow panels with beaded pendants.
According to Rinaldi this crowcup can be classified as a Shape IV.1 typical crowcup. The shape of these bowls is quite distinct from the traditional Chinese shape. They are tall and narrow, with almost straight walls, widening only slightly on the footrim. The height is almost always two-thirds of the diameter. These bowls are always moulded, the walls are always divided into large and narrow sections which follow the moulded decoration. (Rinaldi 1989, pp.153-156)
The main feature is the depiction in the centre of a bird resembling a crow or a magpie perched/standing on a rock. This basic design is often enhanced by a small circle above the bird representing the moon and at times, grass-like foliage. This ubiquitous crow motif gave this type of bowl its popular name of crowcup after the Dutch word 'kraaikop'. It is also mentioned that this type of cup was used for drinking 'kandeel', a drink made of eggs, milk, wine, sugar and cinnamon, served when a child was born. The word 'cameelscoppen' appears frequently on the Dutch East India Company's, (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC), lists of porcelain. (Pijl-Ketel 1982, pp.121-124 & Jörg 1990, pp.53-64)
For a similarly decorated crowcup, please see:
Condition: A hairline and some very tiny fleabites to the rim.
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Price: Sold.
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Object 2010650
Bowl (crowcup)
China
1594-1645
Height 74 mm (2.91 inch), diameter of rim 125 mm (4.92 inch), diameter of footring 50 mm (1.97 inch)
Bowl or crowcup on footring, slightly outward moulded spreading wall with an everted upturned foliated rim. Decorated in underglaze blue with on the outside wide panels filled with auspicious symbols, ribbons and a tassel alternating with narrow panels with a stylized lingzhi. On the inside in the centre a crow perched / standing on a rock with some grass-like foliage, on the sides wide panels filled with peach or with a less common thorny branches motif alternate with narrow panels with beaded pendants.
According to Rinaldi this crowcup can be classified as a Shape IV.1 typical crowcup. The shape of these bowls is quite distinct from the traditional Chinese shape. They are tall and narrow, with almost straight walls, widening only slightly on the footrim. The height is almost always two-thirds of the diameter. These bowls are always moulded, the walls are always divided into large and narrow sections which follow the moulded decoration. (Rinaldi 1989, pp.153-156)
The main feature is the depiction in the centre of a bird resembling a crow or a magpie perched/standing on a rock. This basic design is often enhanced by a small circle above the bird representing the moon and at times, grass-like foliage. This ubiquitous motif gave this type of bowl its popular name of crowcup after the Dutch word 'kraaikop'. It is also mentioned that this type of cup was used for drinking 'kandeel', a drink made of eggs, milk, wine, sugar and cinnamon, served when a child was born. The word 'cameelscoppen' appears frequently on the the Dutch East India Company's, (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, VOC), lists of porcelain. (Pijl-Ketel 1982, pp.121-124 & Jörg 1990, pp.53-64)
For a similarly decorated crowcup, please see:
Condition: A shallow glaze chip and some minor glaze frits and fleabites to the rim.
References:
Price: Sold.
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