Bowl
Date1522-1566
Maker
Chinese
Label TextSixteenth-century porcelain often conveys auspicious messages. The three goats (yang) and the Three Friends of the Cold Season (pine, blossoming plum, and bamboo) all carry a message of renewal appropriate to the beginning of the new year. Winter ends and spring arrives; yin is on the wane and yang is on the rise, heralding the rebirth of nature.
In the sixteenth century, the imperial court placed massive orders. More than six hundred thousand porcelains were made at Jingdezhen for use by the court during the forty-four years of the Jiajing reign.
Object number48.163
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Conceal/Reveal," December 20, 2014 - June 21, 2015
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 66Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm), height
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm), diameter
MediumPorcelain with underglaze-blue decoration
Jingdezhen ware (porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue)
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