Bowl, 15th century. Iran or Central Asia. Islamic. Stonepaste; painted in blue and black under transparent glaze; H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm), Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, V. Everit Macy Gift, 1932 (32.33).

Although true Chinese blue-and-white porcelain was available to elite members of Timurid society, local imitations in stonepaste were popular among the wider public. Modeled after a bowl from Ming China in both decoration and shape, this thin-walled stonepaste example has a three-clawed dragon running along its exterior. Its interior is decorated with a single flower composed of seven small dots in blue and black.