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Bottle with lotuses

late 15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 220
Fahua ceramics share technical parallels with cloisonné enamels, as both media feature enclosures filled in with a colored glaze or enamel. Known as alkaline, the glazes used on fahua wares form a separate group, marked by a higher potassium-to-lead ratio. In this mixture, copper oxide creates the bright turquoise color that is also ubiquitous in cloisonné.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 明中期 景德鎮窯法華蓮池紋瓶
  • Title: Bottle with lotuses
  • Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
  • Date: late 15th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain with raised slip and enamels (Jingdezhen fahua ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Bequest of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1960
  • Object Number: 61.200.52
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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