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item 95, although also flatware, is a darker blue print of the same pattern.
On that basis it has been assumed at least two units of flatware are
represented.
8.2.8b Bowls, Spoons, Teapots etc.
Bowls
All of these items are white-glazed earthenware either undecorated or with
various transfer-printed decorations. Each of the bowl items appears to
have had dimensions which are similar to what Ritchie describes as a
'standard rice bowl' (: 207) and probably does represent a rice or similar
bowl, while the dish was probably a serving dish.
Items 163, 227,343, 426, and 524 (photograph 31a) are pieces from the
rim and the foot-ring of a broad-rimmed dish. This is the same blue "Asiatic
Pheasant" motif already mentioned under flatware, and found at both sites
under consideration. The dish probably had a diameter of about 240mm.
Item 4 (not photographed) is a small piece of a green transfer print on
white bowl. The motif is identical to one noted at Chinaman's Well, being
fern fronds combined with a chain of leaves.
Items 36 (photograph 31b) is a substantial piece from the rim of a browntransfer-printed
bowl. This bowl is quite steep-sided, approximately 75mm
high, with a rim diameter of about 155mm. The motif consists of a lotus
flower and leaves, with a geometric motif around the outside of the rim
only.
Items 189, 283, 304, and 441 (photograph 32) are also brown-transferprinted
pieces from a steep-sided bowl. In this case the motif is a cherry
blossom and leaves, with a rim decoration consisting of small nondescript
flower motifs alternating with paired leaves and a stem. The rim decoration
is repeated on the inside of the bowl. The rim diameter for this item is 150
to 155 mm, but it is not possible to determine height from the pieces
available.
Item 553 is another brown-transfer-printed hollowware item. (photograph
33) In this instance the rim diameter approximates 120mm and the
decoration, although difficult to determine from the small piece available,
appears to include a fruit such as raspberries or mulberries.
Items 49, 58, 362, and 368 (photographs 32 & 33) are pieces of a brownon-white
transfer-printed bowl, with a rim diameter of 170mm. The motif is
a singing bird, a butterfly and flowers surmounted by a geometric design
around the outside rim. The motif is possibly of Chinese origin, but having
been transfer-printed is assumed to be of Eurpoean manufacture. The