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Polychrome-enamel
Porcelain Bowl with "Five
Relationships" Motif
Yung-cheng period (A.D.
1723-1735)
Ch'ing Dynasty
Height: 7.6cm
Depth: 6.8cm
Mouth diameter: 16.2cm
Foot rim: 6.7cm
Polychrome-enamel
porcelains of the Yung-
cheng and Ch'ien-lung
periods are celebrated for
their exceedingly fine
workman ship and delicate
ornamentation. This kind
of porcelain is also
referred to as Ku-yueh
Hsuan, or "Ancient Moon
Terrace " ware. The five
pairs of birds represented
on this bowl -- phoenixes,
cranes, mandarin ducks,
magpies, and golden
orioles -- symbolize the
five human relationships
of the Confucian ethic:
emperor to his ministers,
father to son, husband
to wife, elder brother
to younger brother, and
friend to friend. The
porcelain body is
extremely thin and
semi-translucent.