Dish
mid 14th century (made)
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The dense decoration and symmetrical arrangement on this large dish is characteristic of 14th century Chinese decoration. Contemporary woodblock illustrations would have provided the basis of the design while the shape and layout would have been garnered from Middle Eastern metalware or ceramic models. Many of the designs on Yuan dynasty pieces would have been replicated in a standard manner however vessels often showed minor variations in layout and execution.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with phoenixes and flowers, China, Yuan dynasty, mid 14th century |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, circular with foliated rim. Painted in underglaze blue with two phoenixes amid peonies and foliage in a central medallion, surrounded by a broad band of lotus scroll and foliage, and on the rim is a diaper border. The outside has a row of rectangular panels with scroll designs. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Owner's mark punched in the base |
| Object history | Purchased from Major Gen. C. S. MacLan, CB, CIE (Dean House, Ryde), accessioned in 1899. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Register. A very close example is in the Topkapi Saray Museum in Istanbul (Krahl 1986: 494, cat. 566) |
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| Summary | The dense decoration and symmetrical arrangement on this large dish is characteristic of 14th century Chinese decoration. Contemporary woodblock illustrations would have provided the basis of the design while the shape and layout would have been garnered from Middle Eastern metalware or ceramic models. Many of the designs on Yuan dynasty pieces would have been replicated in a standard manner however vessels often showed minor variations in layout and execution. |
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| Accession number | 102-1899 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2009 |
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