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Decorative Arts

Functional and decorative objects

Covered bottle with cloud scrolls

"Covered bottle with cloud scrolls" (14th century) Silver with incised designs....

Dish with Peony Scroll

"Dish with Peony Scroll" (late 16th–early 17th century) Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)....

Bowl with pomegranates, lotus scrolls, and chrysanthemum petals

"Bowl with pomegranates, lotus scrolls, and chrysanthemum petals" (early 15th century) Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)....

Bowl with floral scrolls

"Bowl with floral scrolls" (13th–14th century) Porcelain with mold-impressed decoration (Ding-type ware)....

Vase with floral scrolls

"Vase with floral scrolls" (mid-18th century) Porcelain with relief decoration under turqoise glaze (Jingdezhen ware)....

Vase with flowers

"Vase with flowers" (19th century) Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels over a white sgraffito ground of vegetal scrolls (Jingdezhen ware)....