Bowl with landscape

late 18th–early 19th century

Not on view

On loan to The Met

This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

The exterior of this shallow bowl is ornamented with a finely chiseled and engraved landscape. The relief features, highlighted with parcel gilding, represent an immortal land with figures leisurely sitting by rocks and pine trees, and a fairy riding on a crane flying through a sky filled with clouds and a full moon. Bronze makers are not often identified in historical records; this is true of Li Qiyun, who left his mark on the base of this bowl. Despite the absence of his name in textual sources, the superb craftsmanship and elegant composition rivals that of works by known masters of this era.

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明晚期　李齊雲款銅鎏金山水仙逸圖盤
Title: Bowl with landscape
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Parcel gilt copper alloy
Dimensions: H. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Lent by a private collection
Object Number: L.2025.30.4a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art