VesselsChinese16th-17th century

Small Bowl with Decoration of Two Boys on the Interior and a Stylized Lotus Arabesque on the Exterior

mid 16th-early 17th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Enamelled

Medium

Porcelain with interior decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with gold enamel painted on a red enamel ground added to the exterior at a later date; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Yongle nian zhi" within a single circle on the base.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 5.7 x Diam. 12.4 cm (2 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)

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