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Bowl with two boys and foliage

12th–13th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204
The deep conical bowl is finely and thinly potted, and is supported by a tapered foot. The incised and combed decoration, which fills the interior, shows two small, pudgy boys frolicking within a luxurious floral scroll. This scroll, which also contains peony blossoms, fills most of the interior of the dish with the exception of a small undecorated band at the rim. The base of the bowl is left partially unglazed. There are no marks or inscriptions on this bowl.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 南宋 景德鎮窯划花童子戯蓮碗
  • Title: Bowl with two boys and foliage
  • Period: Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
  • Date: 12th–13th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain with incised and combed decoration under light-bluish glaze (Jingdezhen Qingbai ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Diam. of foot: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.201
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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