Dish
1522-1566 (made)
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Porcelain dish, painted in underglaze blue in the centre with a branching tree, surrounded by a broad band of floral sprays alternating with insects. Beneath the edge on the outside is a row of masks.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566) |
| Physical description | Porcelain dish, painted in underglaze blue in the centre with a branching tree, surrounded by a broad band of floral sprays alternating with insects. Beneath the edge on the outside is a row of masks. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark of the period of Jiajing |
| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1893. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | from label |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 513-1893 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2009 |
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