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Bowl (wan) with Water Plants and Arabesques

Bowl (wan) with Water Plants and Arabesques

1506–21

Porcelain

Diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)

Anonymous Gift 1957.359

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Did you know?

Chinese potters integrated foreign motifs, shapes, and ideas in order to cater to changing tastes and new customers in an increasingly global world.

Description

Arabesques, an ornamental design of intertwined flowing lines inspired by Middle Eastern culture, appear on Chinese blue-and-white porcelain since the 1300s. The early Ming emperors, particularly the Zhengde emperor, promoted Islam and commissioned porcelain with Islamic calligraphy.

See also
Department: 
Chinese Art
Type of artwork: 
Ceramic
Medium: 
Porcelain
Credit line: 
Anonymous Gift

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