Bowl (wan) with Water Plants and Arabesques

1506–21 Diameter: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.); Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.) Source image
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Arabesques, an ornamental design of intertwined flowing lines inspired by Middle Eastern culture, appear on Chinese blue-and-white porcelain since the 1300s. The early Ming emperors, particularly the Zhengde emperor, promoted Islam and commissioned porcelain with Islamic calli...

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