Bowl with flowers

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 221

This thin, almost translucent bowl represents the height of porcelain manufacture under the Yongzheng emperor. Possibly reflecting the use of paper sketches as models for enamel decoration, the floral design blooms on the exterior surface before wrapping over the rim into the inside of the vessel. The enameler embraced the use of blank space to draw attention to the naturalistic qualities of the painted flowers.

Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with flowers, Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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