Dish
1573-1620 (made)
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Porcelain dish, saucer-shaped. Painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel colours. On the inside, a medallion containing a cock, hens and chickens among flowering plants and bamboo. On the underside of the rim, three dragons with lingzhi fungus on scrolled stems issuing from their mouths in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel, China, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620) |
| Physical description | Porcelain dish, saucer-shaped. Painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamel colours. On the inside, a medallion containing a cock, hens and chickens among flowering plants and bamboo. On the underside of the rim, three dragons with lingzhi fungus on scrolled stems issuing from their mouths in blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Wanli nian zhi' within a double circle in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Given from the Bloxam Collection |
| Production | Register |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 153 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.136-1928 |
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| Record created | December 30, 2008 |
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