Cloisonné Bowl

Object Details

• Artist

  Kuo Ming Chaio (China, 1917-2014)

• Description

  This bowl was made according to traditional methods for cloisonné (see Comment #1). The interior and exterior surfaces of the bowl bear a design of multi-colored, fan-tail goldfish swimming exuberently past each other in a pool of clear water (black enamel). The rim and foot of the bowl are polished, unenameled metal of a golden-brassy tone.

• Provenance

  Robert Kuo [1]

  To 1992

  Robert Hale Clague, Phoenix, AZ, purchased from Robert Kuo, to 1992 [2]

  From 1992

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Robert Hale Clague in 1992

  Notes:

  [1] The donor purchased the object from Robert Kuo, son of the artist and himself a cloisonné artist (according to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record).

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)

• Previous custodian or owner

  Robert Kuo

  Robert Hale Clague

• Origin

  Taibei, Taiwan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Robert Hale Clague

• Type

  Vessel

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Date

  1980s

• Name

  Kuo, Robert, Clague, Robert Hale

• Place

  Taibei, Taiwan

• Topic

  Contemporary Art, Art, Chinese Art, Cloisonné, Goldfish, Modern period (1912 - present)

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)