Bowl with pine tree, bamboo, and plum blossom

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bowl by an unknown artist, titled "Bowl with pine tree, bamboo, and plum blossom," is a white porcelain bowl with a wide mouth and a short foot. The exterior of the bowl features black illustrations of a pine tree, bamboo, and plum blossoms. The interior of the bowl also has black illustrations, but they are not clearly visible. The background of the image is gray, with the bowl sitting on a dark gray surface. The overall design and illustrations on the bowl are symmetrical. The illustrations on the bowl depict a traditional East Asian motif.