Caption

Bowl, Chinese, Ming dynasty, Jiajing 1522–1566, colored porcelain, decorated with phoenixes fenghuang, dragons long, lotus tendril ornament, and boys. Decoration: inside — figure of a naked boy with a lotus flower among lotus tendrils; outside — feng bird and long dragon among lotus tendrils; framed at top and bottom with a meandering border. Fragment is thick, stoneware-like. Date: ca. 1522–1566. Place of origin: China. Vessel; height 7 cm, diameter 18.3 cm., A shallow round bowl viewed from above with a central figure seated among scrolling floral vines; the decoration features a palette of red-orange, green, and cream with darker brown outlining; the rim has a patterned band and panels of geometric and floral motifs in red-orange and green; several large stylized flowers and leafy tendrils fill the interior surrounding the figure; the background of the bowl is a crackled cream color and the outer edge has a thin darker brown rim; overall colors visible are red-orange, green, cream, brown, and a hint of pale pink on some floral areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_308

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.5Mb (1.8Mb) / 20.0in x 16.4in / 6000 x 4920 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bowl Chinese Ming dynasty Jiajing 1522–1566 colored porcelain decorated phoenixes fenghuang dragons long lotus tendril ornament boys Decoration inside figure naked boy lotus flower lotus tendrils outside feng bird long dragon framed top bottom meandering border Fragment thick stoneware- Date ca 1522–1566 Place origin China Vessel height 7 cm diameter 18.3 cm shallow round bowl viewed central figure seated scrolling floral vines decoration features palette red-orange green cream darker brown outlining rim patterned band panels geometric floral motifs several large stylized flowers leafy tendrils fill interior surrounding background bowl crackled cream color outer edge thin darker brown rim colors visible brown hint pale pink floral areas.