明宣德 景德鎮窯青花暗花吉祥偈高足碗|Altar bowl with Tibetan inscription
Unknown Artist
early 15th century
Medium
Porcelain painted with cobalt blue and with incised decoration under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions
H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Diam. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Diam. of foot 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Ming dynasty(1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Stanley Herzman, 1984
Accession Number
1984.483.1
Art Historical Context
This exquisite altar bowl, crafted in Jingdezhen during the Ming dynasty's Xu period (1426–), exemplifies the pinnacle of 15th-century Chinese porcelain artistry. Standing on a high foot with a diameter of 6 5/8 inches, it features cobalt-blue underglaze painting combined with subtle *an hua* (incised or impressed) decoration under a transparent glaze. Produced at the imperial kilns of JingdezhenChina's premier porcelain center since the 14th century—this bowl bears the Xuande reign mark, signaling its elite status and the era's renowned technical perfection. The bowl's artistic significance ...