Hexagonal Foliated Bowl with Auspicious Chinese Themes and Sages

early 19th century

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The Kyoto potter and painter Aoki Mokubei created tea wares that engaged with the Chinese practice of revisiting things of the past, such as legends of sages and deities of good fortune. This bowl can be seen as an emulation of another culture, with the auspicious Chinese iconographies, including dragons, cranes, turtles, playful Chinese boys (karako), and objects referencing learning and felicitous treasures. Related themes were central to Edo-period literati culture.

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青木木米作　色絵金襴手百仙人図輪花鉢
Title: Hexagonal Foliated Bowl with Auspicious Chinese Themes and Sages
Artist: Aoki Mokubei (Japanese, 1767–1833)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with polychrome overglaze and gold decoration (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Object Number: 23.225.248
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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