Bowl with dragons

Bowl with dragons

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The overglaze red and green enamels on this bowl add a colorful touch to the lively dragons painted in underglaze blue. Produced by the imperial workshop, this object demonstrates the courtly taste for color that developed in the fifteenth century.


Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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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.