Cleveland Museum of Art

Bowl with Peonies

Date

1662–1722

Medium

porcelain with foreign color (yangcai) overglaze enamel decoration

Culture

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi mark and reign (1661-1722)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This bowl was made at the Jingdezhen kilns and then decorated probably in the Imperial Palace workshops in Beijing. In East Asian art, peonies traditionally symbolize prosperity and wealth.

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