Large bowl with lotus petals design. Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 1050-1150. Ding kilns, north China. Stoneware with white glaze. Museum no. C.217-1926 [2007] . Victoria & Albert Museum. © V&A Images This bowl is an example of Ding ware, made in the Hebei...

A Himalayan copper alloy begging bowl with colored inlay Its shoulder surrounded with bands of overlapping lotus petals filled with siddham characters and green, blue and red overlay above four larger reserves with raised borders featuring turquoise and...