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The mark 'Shende Tang zhi' (made for the Hall of Prudent Virtue) is written in overglaze red enamel on the base. Shende Tang was the residence of the Daoguang Emperor in the Yuanming Yuan (also called the Old Summer Palace) in the north-west suburbs of Beijing. Porcelains with this mark were imperial ware for his personal use. The Hall was completed in 1831, thus the group of  Shende Tang porcelains can be precisely dated to the 20 years between 1831 and 1850, the year when the Daoguang Emperor died.\n\nThere are no less than 30 types of imperial Shende Tang porcelains extant in public and private collections, mostly in the shape of bowls, dishes and vases.  The majority are overglaze enamel-decorated, and the mark is usually written in iron red, although the Taoya says there are occasional ones in gold.  Incidentally the Taoya mentions a bowl 'with flights of cranes on a yellow ground and marked Shende Tang', a description that perfectly fits the present bowl, though Jiyuan Sou considered it as 'inferior to Qianlong pieces with magpies'.\r\n\r\nIt should be noted, however, that not all Shende Tang vessels are imperial ware.  This mark appears on folk wares of the Kangxi and Republican (1911-1937) periods.","physicalDescription":"Bowl made of porcelain, painted on the outside with cranes in a variety of postures, some standing, some in flight.  The birds, painted in black and white enamels and accentuated with iron red, stand out vividly against a bright yellow ground.  The rim is gilt and the inside is white.  Mark on base.\r\n\r\n","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"porcelain","id":"AAT10662"},{"text":"glaze","id":"AAT15091"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Porcelain, painted in coloured enamels","categories":[{"text":"Food vessels & Tableware","id":"THES48952"}],"styles":[{"text":"Daoguang","id":"AAT18490"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"EAS","id":"THES48596"},"images":["2006AW1154","2006AW1153"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"44","id":"THES49802"},"free":"","case":"CA029","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"BOWL","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Jingdezhen","id":"x32230"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1831-1850","earliest":"1826-01-01","latest":"1850-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"R. 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'A Group of Chinese Porcelains of the Daoguang Period (1821-50)'. <u>V&amp;A Album 3</u>, 1984, pp. 233, 235, 236, 238."},{"reference":{"text":"Wilson, Ming, <i>Rare marks on Chinese ceramics</i>, London : Published by the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1998","id":"AUTH357696"},"details":"8","free":""}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"Bowl with crane design\r\nDaoguang reign period (1821-1850)\r\n'Hall of Prudent Virtue' mark on base\r\nJingdezhen kilns, south China\r\n\r\nThe Hall of Prudent Virtue was Emperor Daoguang's residence in the Summer Palace outside Beijing.\r\n\r\nPorcelain painted in coloured enamels and gilt\r\nMuseum no. 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