Description Large fish-bowl of coarse porcelain with bluish-white glaze, decorated in overglaze polychrome enamels (wucai) with lotus plants, ducks and herons, and with inscription on the interior rim, used for raising fish and aquatic plants in the imperial palace or gardens: China, Ming Dynasty, Longqing reign, 1567 - 1572 AD Museum reference A.1919.406 Collection World Culture Object name Fish-bowl Production information Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, East Asia Date 1567 - 1572 Style / Culture Longqing reign, Ming Dynasty, Chinese Materials Porcelain Physical description Coarse white porcelain with bluish-white glaze; decorated with aquatic birds and plants in five-colour style; base encircled with conventional leaf pattern Exhibitions Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014) National Museum of Scotland Ming: The Golden Empire (27 Jun 2014 - 19 Oct 2014) National Museum of Scotland
Description Large fish-bowl of coarse porcelain with bluish-white glaze, decorated in overglaze polychrome enamels (wucai) with lotus plants, ducks and herons, and with inscription on the interior rim, used for raising fish and aquatic plants in the imperial palace or gardens: China, Ming Dynasty, Longqing reign, 1567 - 1572 AD Museum reference A.1919.406 Collection World Culture Object name Fish-bowl Production information Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, East Asia Date 1567 - 1572 Style / Culture Longqing reign, Ming Dynasty, Chinese Materials Porcelain Physical description Coarse white porcelain with bluish-white glaze; decorated with aquatic birds and plants in five-colour style; base encircled with conventional leaf pattern Exhibitions Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014) National Museum of Scotland Ming: The Golden Empire (27 Jun 2014 - 19 Oct 2014) National Museum of Scotland