Bowl with two boys and foliage

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204

The deep conical bowl is finely and thinly potted, and is supported by a tapered foot. The incised and combed decoration, which fills the interior, shows two small, pudgy boys frolicking within a luxurious floral scroll. This scroll, which also contains peony blossoms, fills most of the interior of the dish with the exception of a small undecorated band at the rim. The base of the bowl is left partially unglazed. There are no marks or inscriptions on this bowl.

Bowl with two boys and foliage, Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), China

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Bowl with two boys and foliage, Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), China
Bowl with two boys and foliage, Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), China
Bowl with two boys and foliage, Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), China
Bowl with two boys and foliage, Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), China
Bowl with two boys and foliage, Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware), China

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