Minneapolis Institute of Art

Punch bowl and stand

China

Date

c. 1736–95

Medium

Porcelain

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The lotus, the pure and sacred flower of Buddhism, was a popular motif on export porcelain during the mid-18th century. The lotus pattern was originally made for the Persian market, but later shipped to Europe in quantity after a cargo had been captured between China and the Persian Gulf. The New York Historical Society's collection includes a large lotus pattern punch bowl that was owned in New Jersey in the 18th century. It belonged to Isaac Gouverneur and was described by his friend Washington Irving in Salmagundi . Asia

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