Bowl with two boys and foliage

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The deep conical bowl is finely and thinly potted, and is supported by a tapered foot. The incised and combed decoration, which fills the interior, shows two small, pudgy boys frolicking within a luxurious floral scroll. This scroll, which also contains peony blossoms, fills most of the interior of the dish with the exception of a small undecorated band at the rim. The base of the bowl is left partially unglazed. There are no marks or inscriptions on this bowl.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art