Title
Bowl
Year/Period
Wanli period (1573-1619), Ming dynasty
Region
China
Material
Dimension
Object size: H7.5 x Dia 14.5 cm
Accession No.
C-0088
Collection of
This small, blue and white porcelain bowl has a decoration of cranes, lotus and water plants in reserve.Most of Wanli porcelains were blue-and-white wares that included a wide and varied assortment of ceramics. However, the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries saw the deterioration in the quality of Ming porcelain due to huge demands from the imperial court as well as from export trade. Little experimentation occured during this period
