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Yet the tea bowl has retained its traditional Chinese shape and has no handle. The painting reflects an obvious unfamiliarity with European figures, while on the saucer the French word 'vous' is erroneously written as 'voes'. Far from being seen as defects, however, the naïvety of these errors added to the appeal of the exotic East.\r\n\r\nJingdezhen is a town in central southern China, where all the fine blue-and-white porcelain exported to Europe was made. At roughly the time this bowl and saucer were produced, the Jesuit priest Père d'Entrecolles spent much time there gathering first-hand information on the process of porcelain manufacture. His long letters describing in minute detail the activities in Jingdezhen had an enormous impact on the development of ceramics in Europe.\r\n\r\nIn the late 17th century, trade between Europe and China was conducted only sporadically. Ships tried their luck at Amoy (Xiamen) or Canton (Guangzhou), carrying engravings and sample tablewares to give to Chinese artisans to copy. Good coordination between the buyer, the Chinese merchant and the supplier was crucial to the success of such ventures.","physicalDescription":"Bowl and saucer of porcelain, both circular, decorated in blue. The saucer decorated with a cloud-like pattern. The bowl decorated with a figure playing a musical instrument amongst clouds. Around the top of the bowl, the phrase 'Gardes vous'. 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This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.\nManufactured at the Jingdezhen kilns in Jiangxi Province, China;;","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Bowl and saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Jingdezhen, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1683-1722","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThis Chinese porcelain tea bowl is similar to the ones in the painting above and would have been made for export to the West. The decoration, which shows a mermaid watching a shipwreck, is adapted from a European engraving.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.777-1910","C.777A-1910"],"accessionNumberNum":"777","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1910,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Cup","Saucer"],"assets":["2019LR3041","2019LR1414","2019LP3279","2019LR6406","2019LV7662","2019LV7040"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-12","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}