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Bowl with Stylized Leaves

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bowl is blue with gold leaf designs. The bowl's body is rounded with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The base is gold. There are two handles on either side of the bowl. The handles are gold and ornate, curled and twisted. The background is grey, fading to white at the bottom. The bowl is titled "Bowl with Stylized Leaves" and the artist is not specified in the image.

Artwork Details

Date
second half of the 16th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze in interior and blue glaze and gold on exterior (Jingdezhen ware); English gilt silver mount, ca. 1590–1610
Culture
China
Dimensions
599 × 412 px
Public Domain
Yes
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