Bowl

1662–1722

Object Label

This bowl is decorated with what is typically called an “egg and spinach” glaze, but it is also known as “tiger skin” glaze. This decoration recalls the three-color (sancai) lead glaze used in the Tang dynasty on tomb sculptures and other ceramics.

Caption

Bowl, 1662–1722. Porcelain with three-color (sancai) glaze, 3 x 7 1/8 in. (7.6 x 18.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. John P. Lyden, 80.275.9.

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Bowl

Date

1662–1722

Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

Period

Kangxi Period

Geography

Place made: Jiangxi, China

Medium

Porcelain with three-color (sancai) glaze

Classification

Vessel

Dimensions

3 x 7 1/8 in. (7.6 x 18.1 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. John P. Lyden

Accession Number

80.275.9

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