https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/74925/fullLarge Bowl with Design of Five Leaping Carp16th century3 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches (8.9 × 36.8 cm)Porcelain with overglaze black red and green enamels Swatow export type wareGift of Philip G. Thomas86.110.0030Contains a two word inscription surrounded by a band of consisting of cylindrical symbols. Large deep bowl with design of leaping carp and central medallion inscribed with calendrical terms. Below a green border rim, there are five motifs of leaping carp in green, alternated between water-plant motifs in vermilion and green. Inside the central double dark green circles are written terms taken from the calendrical cycle in red. Outside, undecorated; roughly finished foot. (info sheet from Philip Thomas)Ceramics21157820975Unidentified artistChina86.110.003_Disc8033_8033500386.110.003_Disc0454_04545036