Bowl with children in a garden

China

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204

The theme of boys playing was popular in Chinese decorative arts, as demonstrated by this blue-and-white porcelain bowl. Unlike carving and weaving, brush painting on porcelain gives artists more freedom to represent a variety of children’s facial expressions: delighted, charming, and sometimes mischievous.

#7435. Bowl with Children

0:00
0:00
View Transcript
Bowl with children in a garden, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Open Access

As part of the Met's Open Access policy, you can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes.

API

Public domain data for this object can also be accessed using the Met's Open Access API.

Bowl with children in a garden, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with children in a garden, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with children in a garden, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China
Bowl with children in a garden, Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware), China

This artwork is meant to be viewed from right to left. Scroll left to view more.