Shaping Outsides and Footrims of Bowls
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Shaping Outsides and Footrims of Bowls is a 1780 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, depicting Jingdezhen Kiln, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows men shaping the outsides and footrims of bowls. It's a scene from the porcelain industry in China. The painting is interesting because it was created to show Europeans how porcelain was made, since they couldn't produce it themselves at the time. To learn more about the use of light and dark in this painting, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.
This rectangular watercolor painting in muted tones depicts workers shaping the outsides and footrims of bowls, with a blue wall featuring a central circular opening visible behind them. It is one of 24 works illustrating stages of the Chinese porcelain industry, created to satisfy European curiosity about porcelain production methods. The piece was acquired in 1910 from Gordon M. Forsyth as part of a larger set documenting pottery processes.
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