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Bowl with ox, tiger, and lion

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic bowl with blue designs. The bowl is circular and has a wide mouth. The base of the bowl is small and circular. The rim of the bowl has blue diamond-shaped patterns. Below the rim, there are more blue patterns that look like clouds. The body of the bowl features blue images of an ox, tiger, and lion. The ox is in the center and appears to be walking to the left. The tiger and lion are on either side of the ox, but only parts of them are visible. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture
China
Dimensions
600 × 400 px
Public Domain
Yes
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