Bowl with peach blossoms and swastikas

Place of OriginJiangxi province, China

DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722)

MaterialsPorcelain with underglaze and overglaze polychrome decoration

DimensionsH. 3 1/8 in x Diam. 5 1/2 in, H. 7.9 cm x Diam. 14 cm

Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection

Object numberB70P37

DepartmentChinese Art

ClassificationsCeramics

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MarkingsKangxi mark, underglaze blue six-character mark in two columns

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清朝康熙江皁景德汒窯斗彩卍字枝桃碗

HIDDEN MEANING: May you have ten thousand longevities without limitations (wanshou wuji 篔壽無極

Swastika (wan 卍桃絏桃"ten thousand" (wan 篔"without limits." The peach blossoms and peaches bring to mind the immortal peaches of the Queen Mother of the West and are therefore symbols of longevity.

The term "ten thousand longevities" was reserved for emperors and empresses. Here this motif reflects a wish for the Kangxi emperor to have unlimited longevity; indeed he was the longest reigning monarch of the Qing dynasty.