Tea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming Plum

Tea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming Plum

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A common theme in the decorative arts, this imagery may have been inspired by contemporaneous poems invoking the beauty of blossoming flowers in the subtle light of a crescent moon.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming PlumTea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming PlumTea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming PlumTea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming PlumTea Bowl with Crescent Moon, Clouds, and Blossoming Plum

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.