Bowl with fishes and flowers
Unknown Artist
late 17th century
Medium
Porcleian painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions
H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi mark and period (1662–1722)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase by subscription, 1879
Accession Number
79.2.465
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant porcelain bowl, titled *Bowl with Fishes Flowers*, hails from China's Jingdezhen kilns during the Kangxi period (1662–1722) of the Qing dynasty. Measuring just 3¾ inches high and 8¼ inches in diameter its compact form belies the technical mastery of late 17th-century ceramicists. Produced with underglaze cobalt blue and copper enamels, the bowl showcases vibrant motifs of swimming fish and blooming flowers, hallmarks of imperial porcelain artistry that symbolized prosperity, abundance, and harmony in Chinese culture. Jingdezhen, the world's porcelain capital, reached new heights ...