Set of Black Oriental Soup Bowls with Painted Dragon and Gold Interior with Painted Fish

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Set of Oriental soup bowls from China.: Image of the set of 12 soups bowls decorated with a black exterior painted with a dragon and a gold interior painted with colorful goldfish.
Set of Oriental soup bowls from China.

Image of the set of 12 soups bowls decorated with a black exterior painted with a dragon and a gold interior painted with colorful goldfish.

Name/Title

Set of Black Oriental Soup Bowls with Painted Dragon and Gold Interior with Painted Fish

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000381

Description

Set of 12 soups bowls decorated with a black exterior painted with a dragon and a gold interior painted with colorful goldfish. The bowls are lacquered and were made in China.

Context

In Chinese culture, the dragon is a symbol of good luck, strength, health, and many other positive qualities. The goldfish represent wealth, good fortune, unity, loyalty, and abundance. The bowl set belonged to the Jordan family.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Continent

Asia

Parts

Count

12

Parts

12 bowls