Bowl with dragons

China

Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Zhengde mark and period (1506–21)

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The overglaze red and green enamels on this bowl add a colorful touch to the lively dragons painted in underglaze blue. Produced by the imperial workshop, this object demonstrates the courtly taste for color that developed in the fifteenth century.

Bowl with dragons, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Bowl with dragons, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with dragons, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with dragons, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with dragons, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with dragons, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels (Jingdezhen ware), China

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