Garden seat with scene of a lotus pond

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 220

Barrel-shaped garden seats, often made of wood or rattan, can be traced to the twelfth century. Porcelain examples, ideal for summertime, gained popularity in the sixteenth century with the development of a ceramic technique for firing large pieces. Here, rings of embossed dots around the top and bottom recall prototypes with fastenings for leather or fabric seat covers.

Garden seat with scene of a lotus pond, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

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Garden seat with scene of a lotus pond, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Garden seat with scene of a lotus pond, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Garden seat with scene of a lotus pond, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Garden seat with scene of a lotus pond, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Garden seat with scene of a lotus pond, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

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