Bowl (wan) with Water Plants and Arabesques
1506–1521
- Medium
- porcelain
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
About
Arabesques, an ornamental design of intertwined flowing lines inspired by Middle Eastern culture, appear on Chinese blue-and-white porcelain since the 1300s. The early Ming emperors, particularly the Zhengde emperor, promoted Islam and commissioned porcelain with Islamic calligraphy.