Ming Dynasty Kosometsuke Ware Porcelain Bowl treebarkfibreskirt This particular pair—with its considerable

This particular pair—with its considerable height and opulent decoration—was clearly intended for a woman of wealth or noble rank

It is made by shaping a piece of glass excavated in the state

Voudou)—centers on “numerous immortal spirits and deities

until they were uncovered—often during peat-cutting in the early 20th century

oily translucence reminiscent of petroleum jelly

Ming Dynasty Kosometsuke Ware Porcelain Bowl treebarkfibreskirt This particular pair—with its considerableLate Ming Dynasty, Tianqi Period (16201627), Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China This exquisite blue and white porcelain bowl, crafted in the renowned kilns of Jingdezhen, represents the Kosometsuke () tradition, a style of underglaze blue porcelain made exclusively for the Japanese market during the reign of Emperor Tianqi (16211628). Intended for use in the Japanese tea ceremony, this piece exemplifies the asymmetrical, expressive, and often