Title: Hexagonal Foliated Bowl with Auspicious Chinese Themes and Sages
Object type: Bowl
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Aoki Mokubei 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1767–1833
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Porcelain with polychrome overglaze and gold decoration (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals, term: Men