Title: Bowl with Character for “Longevity” and Assorted Treasure Motifs
Object type: Bowl
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and polychrome enamels and gold over the glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY