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Bowl with eight Buddhist treasures

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bowl with eight Buddhist treasures by artist. The bowl is predominantly light blue. The bowl's body is rounded and it sits on a short, narrow foot. The rim of the bowl features a thin gold line and a blue patterned band with small gold and red details. The body of the bowl showcases eight Buddhist treasures in various colors: a lotus flower with orange and yellow petals and a green stem; a wheel with red and yellow; a conch shell in pink and white; a parasol with a brown handle and pink and yellow canopy; a vase in pink and yellow; a pair of fish in pink; a endless knot in pink, yellow and green; and a banner in green and red. The background of the image is light gray with the bowl casting a slight shadow to the right.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over a celadon glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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