Bowl with inscription and chrysanthemums and tortoiseshell decoration
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Diam. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Diam. of foot 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
- Origin
- Korea
- Department
- Asian Art
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Toshiya Fujiwara Riseido, 2003
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Flora Both · 95%
Chrysanthemums are specified in the museum title, and the image shows multiple rosette-like floral motifs in the central medallion and surrounding bands.
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Text Both · 90%
The museum title identifies an inscription, and the central medallion contains several block-like, character-like forms that are not legible in the image.
Visual Qualities
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Patterns Both · 98%
The catalog describes a stamped design, while the image shows repeated floral, linear, and radial motifs distributed across the interior.
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Symmetrical Visual · 94%
The interior decoration is arranged around a central medallion with repeated elements distributed in concentric and radial formation, creating a strongly balanced composition.
Time Periods
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15th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The museum dates the object to the mid-15th century, with a date range of 1434–1466.
Geographic Regions
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Korean Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog gives Korea as the place of origin.
Materials
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Ceramic Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the medium as Buncheong ware, a ceramic material, and the image visibly shows a fired ceramic vessel with a decorated surface.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Bowl Both · 99%
The museum classifies the object as a bowl, and the image clearly shows a shallow, circular vessel viewed from above.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Bowl with inscription and chrysanthemums and tortoiseshell decoration. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.