Lotus flower bowl

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.: 2015.12.1
Type: object for daily use; pottery
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: porcelain, underglaze blue, silver plaited
Dimensions: height: 6 cm
diameter: 15 cm
Bowl with curved silver plated rim, and lotus flower and crab design. The blue and white porcelain base has a cobalt signature mark, while the bowl has an engraved shi (poetry) inscription. It was made by Chinese craftsmen for the Vietnamese court in the 19th century.