Ming Dynasty Bottle with Lotuses in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2023

明中期 景德鎮窯法華蓮池紋瓶

Title: Bottle with lotuses

Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Date: late 15th century

Culture: China

Medium: Porcelain with raised slip and enamels (Jingdezhen fahua ware)

Dimensions: H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm); Diam. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)

Classification: Ceramics

Credit Line: Bequest of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1960

Accession Number: 61.200.52


Fahua ceramics share technical parallels with cloisonné enamels, as both media feature enclosures filled in with a colored glaze or enamel. Known as alkaline, the glazes used on fahua wares form a separate group, marked by a higher potassium-to-lead ratio. In this mixture, copper oxide creates the bright turquoise color that is also ubiquitous in cloisonné.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/49222