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Subject:Re: Help ID blue and white bowl with scalloped rim
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Aug 06, 2014
At the risk of oversimplifying, the Chinese didn't do things quite like this, at least when this bowl was made, though they seem to be faking something for almost every niche of the collectibles market nowadays. Japan's Dutch trading partners gave the Japanese the technology for transfer ware not long after the British invented it in the 18th century.
China with its large slice of continental territory and population, continued to hand-paint virtually all of its porcelains into the early 20th century. The insular Japanese had a smaller population base, so found transfer ware well suited for its porcelain industry and used it on a scale that turned it into one of their art forms during the 19th century.
So to answer the question, this particular transfer bowl is decorated in a standard Japanese pattern. Had the Chinese done it at the same time, chances are it would have been hand-painted and been slightly different stylistically.
The Chinese and Japanese share icononography and other cultural reference on a large scale. The "Three Friends of Winter" is one of the more commonly used icons in the graphic arts of both countries.
The Below link is to an early forum thread into another such bowl with a different medallion. Pay particular attention to the comments of Anthony J. Allen, who is the most popular contemporary author in the world of books on Chinese porcelain and other collectibles.
Best regards,
Bill H.
URL Title :JapaneseXferBowl
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