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Bowl with children in a garden

mid-16th century
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.

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Object Information
  • 明嘉靖 景德鎮窯青花嬰戯圖大碗
  • Title: Bowl with children in a garden
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and period (1522–66)
  • Date: mid-16th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. of mouth 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Denise and Andrew Saul, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.738
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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