Basin

Status

Not on view

Date1780-1840

Geography Made - China

Medium/TechniquePorcelain (hard-paste)

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 4 1/4 in. x 11 3/8 in. x 11 3/8 in. (10.8 cm x 28.89 cm x 28.89 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, 1953

Object numberM-1977/B

DescriptionCircular bowl with an everted rim on a high foot ring, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. The rim has a honey-brown edge and a trellis-diaper band with four reserves containing flowers and foliage on its top side. The center of the bowl features a landscape with two huts at center, open pavilions along the left and right sides, and wooded hills in the background at top. The exterior of the bowl has three flower sprigs with trailing vines.

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