Covered bowl in the shape of a five-petaled flower
Datelate 8th to early 9th century
Maker
Chinese
Label TextRichly decorative gilded images, featuring large, finely drawn leaves, pomegranates, lotus flowers, and palmette blossoms, adorn this five-lobed bowl and cover. To compete with imported gold and silver objects, Chinese workshops produced variations for the urban elite market, using similar shapes and motifs and borrowing western metalworking techniques, such as repoussé, chasing, and ring-punching (as in the cup displayed nearby).
Object number45.61.2
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published References"Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 69 (b&w)
Waugh, Daniel C. "The Arts of China in Seattle." The Silk Road, vol. 12 (2014): pp. 137-152, reproduced p.144, fig.22.Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions.a Diam.: 9 7/16 in.
.a D.: 2 1/8 in.
.b Diam.: 9 1/2 in.
.b D.: 1 1/2 in.
MediumHammered silver with parcel gilt chased decoration
Chinese
late 8th - early 9th century
Object number: 45.61.1
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