Dish
1300-1400 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Chinese usually served food in small or medium-sized dishes, but not large ones such as this. Large dishes were made primarily to be sold to Central or Southeast Asian countries, where a large quantity of both green-glazed stoneware and blue-and-white porcelain have survived today. When used domestically inside China they served as container for fruit.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with celadon green glaze |
| Brief description | Dish, stoneware with celadon green glaze, South China, 1300-1400. |
| Physical description | Longquan ware large dish with incised lotus in the centre and scrolling floral design on the sides. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Styles | |
| Credit line | Hamilton Gift |
| Object history | Given by Surgeon-General J. B. Hamilton, M.D., accessioned in 1902. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | The Chinese usually served food in small or medium-sized dishes, but not large ones such as this. Large dishes were made primarily to be sold to Central or Southeast Asian countries, where a large quantity of both green-glazed stoneware and blue-and-white porcelain have survived today. When used domestically inside China they served as container for fruit. |
| Bibliographic reference | Chinese Art and Design, Kerr ed., 1991 p.124 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 300-1902 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
