2 juillet 2014
Bowl, 1450-1500, Ming dynasty, probably Chenghua reign
Bowl, 1450-1500, Ming dynasty, probably Chenghua reign. Glazed porcelain, cobalt under glaze. H: 9.5 W: 20.4 cm, Jingdezhen, China. Purchase F1952.4. Freer/Sackler © 2014 Smithsonian Institution
In a scene on the outside of this bowl, three friends meet in a garden to enjoy an interlude of music. Inside the bowl the motif of the Three Friends of Winter— pine, bamboo, and flowering plum— reinforces the theme of friendship.
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