Monumental Bowl
Asian Art
The scene that wraps around this large and thickly potted Bowl reflects a taste for illustrations from popular novels, and such images on blue-and-white porcelain are typical of the period from the end of the Ming to the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. The spirited battle probably represents a scene from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which recounts events from tho civil wars of the third century A.D. Tales of ancient heroes were widely popular as sources for plays, storytelling, and—as we see here—the decoration of ceramics and other objects in daily use.
MEDIUM
Porcelain with cobalt underglaze decoration
DATES
1662-1722
DYNASTY
Qing Dynasty
PERIOD
Kangxi Period
DIMENSIONS
Other: 18 3/8 x 21 1/2in. (46.7 x 54.6cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
ACCESSION NUMBER
79.128
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Harold J. Roig
RIGHTS STATEMENT
Creative Commons-BY
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CAPTION
Monumental Bowl, 1662-1722. Porcelain with cobalt underglaze decoration, Other: 18 3/8 x 21 1/2in. (46.7 x 54.6cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harold J. Roig, 79.128. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 79.128_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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