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Covered bowl with floral patterns

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The covered bowl with floral patterns by artist Bencharong is a ceramic bowl with a domed lid. The bowl and lid have a black base color with a repeating pattern of gold floral designs. A green band encircles the top of the bowl and the base of the lid. The interior of the lid and the rim of the bowl's opening are white with a thin gold trim. The bowl has two small handles on either side. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Bencharong ware for Thai market )
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
505 × 625 px
Museum record:
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