Bowl
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese
Geography:
Made in China, Asia
Period:
Yongle Period (1403-1424) or Xuande Period (1426-1435)Date:
Early 15th centuryMedium:
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of bamboo, pine, and plum (Jingdezhen ware)Dimensions:
3 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 8 3/4 inches (8.4 x 22 x 22.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
1984-116-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Henry B. Keep Fund, the Joseph E. Temple Fund, the Bloomfield Moore Fund, the John T. Morris Fund, and with funds contributed by Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg, The Beneficia Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. J. Welles Henderson, Mrs. Howard H. Lewis, Mrs. William F. Machold, Mrs. Donald Petrie, Meyer P. Potamkin, Hugh Scott, and Mrs. William L. Van Alen, 1984
Made in China, Asia
Period:
Yongle Period (1403-1424) or Xuande Period (1426-1435)Date:
Early 15th centuryMedium:
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of bamboo, pine, and plum (Jingdezhen ware)Dimensions:
3 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 8 3/4 inches (8.4 x 22 x 22.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
East Asian ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1984-116-1Credit Line:
Purchased with the Henry B. Keep Fund, the Joseph E. Temple Fund, the Bloomfield Moore Fund, the John T. Morris Fund, and with funds contributed by Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg, The Beneficia Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. J. Welles Henderson, Mrs. Howard H. Lewis, Mrs. William F. Machold, Mrs. Donald Petrie, Meyer P. Potamkin, Hugh Scott, and Mrs. William L. Van Alen, 1984
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bamboo [x] blue [x] flowers [x] friends [x] pine [x] plum [x] three friends of winter [x]Dubbed the “Three Friends of Winter,” the bamboo, pine, and plum that ornament this bowl remain green and blossom during the winter months. Collectively they symbolize fortitude and resilience in adverse conditions, moral qualities associated with the gentleman scholar. Imperial blue-and-white wares from this early period were decorated with cobalt imported from Persia that produced a deep, inky blue hue. The dark specks are from excess cobalt in the glaze.