Bowl with peony design

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This deep bowl is a handsome example of the characteristic iron-decoration stoneware ceramics produced at the Si Satchanalai kilns in north-central Thailand. The central design shows a stemmed flower in bloom surrounded by flourishes of leaves. An extended version of the same motif appears as a continuous design in the cavetto with a cloud-chain border on the rim. The painted décor is in an iron-rich solution beneath a clear glaze, tinged green by the presence of iron. In its fluid brushwork painting, the design emulates Chinese blue-and white porcelains of the later fifteenth century.

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