Bowl with openwork decoration and dragon roundels

Object Details

• Description

  Cup (with stand); delicately potted with pierced sides, everted rim, straight-sided foot with a groove; one very small chip in rim.

  Clay: fine, off-white porcelain; resonant.

  Glaze: thin, clear, feldspathic. One dark spot (an impurity) and other minor rough spots inside bottom. Base and edge of foot-rim unglazed.

  Decoration: pierced and molded in low relief. At top, narrow border of simple flowers and scroll. Main band, pierced in coin pattern with five circular medallions containing dragons in relief. Bottom band, four large flowers with scrolls.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Chinese Ceramics (March 15, 1982 to July 10, 1986)

  Chinese Art (March 9, 1981 to March 12, 1982)

  Chinese Ceramics (May 9, 1980 to March 6, 1981)

  Chinese Art (January 1, 1963 to March 6, 1981)

• Origin

  Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1620s, 1570s

• Place

  China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Chinese Art, Medallion, Ceramics, Jingdezhen ware, Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644), Dragon

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)