Title: Altar Bowl with Winged Animals among Waves
Object type: Bowl
Date: mid-15th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chenghua period (1465–87)
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and red enamel over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Diam. of foot 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Alan and Simone Hartman, 1984
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures, term: Waves