Dice Bowl
Artist:
Unknown
Culture: Chinese
Period: Ming dynasty, Xuande period
Dynasty: Ming
Date: ca. 1421-1431
Place made:Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
General region:Asia
Dimensions:
diam. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
Credit Line: San Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Lenora and Walter F. Brown
Object number: 2008.21.48
Markings: Xuande mark
Exhibition History: The McNay Art Museum:
100 Years of Printmaking in San Antonio: Bill Reily, April 12 - July 1, 2018
Label Text
The size and thick walls of this bowl indicate that it was used for the dice games popular in the early Ming dynasty. (John Johnston, 2015)
On view
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