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Bowl

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bowl is white with a wide mouth and a narrow base. The inside of the bowl is decorated with a diamond pattern on the upper portion and a floral pattern on the lower portion. The outside features a black and white image of a boat on the right and a bowl of fruit on the left. The bowl of fruit contains pomegranates and other fruits or flowers. The boat design includes geometric patterns. The bowl sits on a white surface and has a small inscription on the front of the base reading "73.2.625". The artist and title of the image is "Bowl". The image is in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1730–50
Medium:
Porcelain painted in overglaze famille rose enamels
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 386 px
Museum record:
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