Bowl, "Pegu" pattern

Title

Year/Period

Late 19th century

Region

Glasgow, Scotland

Object Type

bowls (vessels)

Material

ceramic (material), colour (pigment), ceramic glaze

Technique

pottery techniques, transfer printing, glazing (painting technique)

Dimension

Object size: 9.3 x 26.1 x 26.1 cm

Accession No.

2022-00833

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Credit Line

Gift of Dr Kenson Kwok

This bowl carries the "Pegu" pattern, depicting a battle fought on elephants, between Tarabya, the self-proclaimed king of Pegu (now Bago, Myanmar) and Wareru, the founder of the Martaban Kingdom. Transferware ceramics are decorated by a process in which a design is printed onto tissue paper, then transferred directly to the piece of pottery before firing, allowing for complicated designs to be produced quickly and without the need for skilled painters.