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Bowl with Peonies

Bowl with Peonies

1662–1722

Porcelain with foreign color (yangcai) overglaze enamel decoration

Diameter: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.); Overall: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)

Severance and Greta Millikin Collection 1964.198

Location

Did you know?

In East Asian art, peonies traditionally symbolize prosperity and wealth.

Description

This bowl was made at the Jingdezhen kilns and then decorated probably in the Imperial Palace workshops in Beijing.

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