Two-handled bowl
18th century
The artist who made this bowl took advantage of natural variations found in agate stones to create a colorful inlay scheme complementing the floral motifs on the bowl’s underside and handles. He carved the inlay agate in the form of petals and added veins to transform the jade into leaves. The bowl was likely made in the imperial Mughal workshop in the early 1700s. Such exquisite Mughal decorative arts were admired across India and as far as China, where the Qianlong emperor collected many and often had them inscribed with his poetry.
White nephrite, inlaid with gold, enamel, jadeite, agate, and emerald
1 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (4.45 x 15.88 x 13.34 cm)
Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection
33.91