Punch Bowl
Unknown Artist
ca. 1790
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Diam. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
Classification
Punch bowl
Culture
Chinese, for American market
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Edith Pryor, 1935
Accession Number
35.112
Tags
About this artwork
This work from Chinese, for American market, dating to ca. 1790, provides valuable insight into the artistic practices and material culture of its era. Chinese artistic traditions developed over thousands of years, emphasizing calligraphic brushwork, symbolic imagery, and philosophical connections between art and nature. Fashioned from porcelain, this work represents ancient traditions of ceramic production. Ceramic arts involved sophisticated understanding of clay preparation, forming technique...