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Altar bowl with Tibetan inscription

early 15th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 204
This type of vessel was used as a ceremonial tea bowl with a metal or lacquer saucer. The Tibetan inscription around its body offers auspicious wishes to the user. The same inscription was incised into the bowl’s interior, an investment of craftsmanship that speaks to the exceptional quality of the piece.

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Object Information
  • 明宣德 景德鎮窯青花暗花吉祥偈高足碗
  • Title: Altar bowl with Tibetan inscription
  • Period: Ming dynasty(1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35)
  • Date: early 15th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue and with incised decoration under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Diam. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Diam. of foot 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Stanley Herzman, 1984
  • Object Number: 1984.483.1
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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