Bowl with inscription

Bowl with inscription

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Porcelain produced during the short reign of the Longqing emperor is rare. The elegantly written inscription quotes from the Song of the Lady with the Silk Worms, a poem by the famed Xie Fangde (1226–1289), and reads in part: “Not only does the moon shine through the willows before the storied house but pretty girls continue to dance and sing ...take heed lest the silkworms have not enough leaves.”

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.