Bowl
Unknown Artist
Medium
Pottery with blue-gray glaze
Dimensions
H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diam. 6.5 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.104.1
Art Historical Context
This delicate Qing dynasty bowl, crafted in China during the 17th–19th centuries, exemplifies the era's mastery of ceramics. Measuring just 2¾ inches high and 6½ inches diameter, its petite form suggests it was likely used for tea, rice, or small offerings in daily life or rituals. The pottery's smooth blue-gray glaze—a subtle, monochromatic finish—creates a serene, misty elegance, evoking the natural hues of mist-shrouded mountains beloved in Chinese aesthetics. The Qing period marked a golden age for Chinese ceramics, with imperial kilns innovating glazes and forms for both domestic use and...