Cafe au Lait Bowl, one of a pair, 1662-1722
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Porcelain with overglaze enamelsexpand_more
Gift of Mrs. John Rollerexpand_more 85.10.1
Not on Viewexpand_more
Since they were produced over a period of sixty years, K'ang-hsi porcelains exhibit several changes in style and technical experimentation. These bowls, for instance, are decorated with the popular "hundred antiques" motif executed in standard famille verte colors. Rather than left white, however, the grounds of each vessel have been filled in with a light brown glaze commonly called "cafe au lait" by westerners. After the K'ang-hsi period, the famille verte palette of enamels lost much of its popularity though it did continue in minor use throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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- Cafe au Lait Bowl, one of a pair
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- 85.10.1
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