Covered bowl with floral pattern
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels (Bencharong ware for Thai market)
Dimensions
H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Avery Fund, 1909
Accession Number
09.70.73a, b
Art Historical Context
This exquisite covered bowl, adorned with a vibrant floral pattern hails from China's Qing dynasty (16441911), crafted in the 19th. Produced as Bencharong ware specifically for the Thai market, exemplifies the porcelain mastery of Jingdezhen kilns, potters created high-quality white bodies exported for elaborate decoration. Measuring just ½ inches high and 4 inches in diameter, its form suggests it was designed for intimate use, perhaps in tea rituals or as a lidded container for precious spices or confections. The bowl's medium—porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels—highlights an ...