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Presentation Bowl with Design of Mating Birds

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bowl is a Presentation Bowl with Design of Mating Birds by an unknown artist. The bowl is white with a scalloped edge that has green trim. The interior of the bowl has a design featuring two birds mating, surrounded by leaves and vines in shades of red, orange, green, and yellow. The birds are orange with long tails. There are three concentric circles around the birds; the inner and outer circles are red, and the middle circle features a leaf pattern. The background of the image is gray, with a shadow cast by the bowl.

Artwork details

Date:
15th–16th century
Medium:
Stoneware with red, green, yellow, overglaze enamels
Culture:
Vietnam
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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