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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Bowl
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Bowl

Datemid 18th century
Mediumporcelain and overglaze enamel
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (6.4 x 13 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Kurstin through exchange
Terms
    Object number89.0046.02
    DescriptionThe Chinese have an expression: "A dragon in the water covers himself with five colors (the rainbow), therefore he is a god. If he desires to become small, he assumes the shape of a silkworm, if he desires to become large he lies hidden in the world. If he desires to ascend, he strives towards the clouds; descend, and he enters a deep well. He whose transformations are not limited are not limited by days and whose ascending and descending are not limited by time, is called a god." The Australian aborigines talk of the Rainbow Snake, which has the power to create rain. This pair of bowls is painted entirely in polychrome overglaze enamels depicting nine dragons.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    late 19th to early 20th century (printed 1992)
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Rycroft Painter and Shop
    ca. 525-510 BCE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    ca. 1675
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    18th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 200-250
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Isaac Frankel
    1986
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Antonio Argenti
    ca. 1895
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 600-800
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    George Benjamin Luks
    ca. 1900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Guna people
    after 1950