Title: Altar bowl with Tibetan inscription
Object type: Altar bowl
Date: early 15th century
Culture: China
Period: Ming dynasty(1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35)
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue and with incised decoration under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); Diam. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Diam. of foot 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Stanley Herzman, 1984
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY