Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, four-sided with shaped corners. Painted in overglaze polychrome enamels in the middle with a three-clawed dragon amid clouds and on the rim four phoenixes in compartments with the character shou (longevity) between them. On the outside of the rim coloured with powder blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels with dragons and phoenixes, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Xuande mark) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, four-sided with shaped corners. Painted in overglaze polychrome enamels in the middle with a three-clawed dragon amid clouds and on the rim four phoenixes in compartments with the character shou (longevity) between them. On the outside of the rim coloured with powder blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Xuande nian zhi' in blue
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by W. H. Cope, Esq. |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. W. H. Cope, accessioned in 1903. 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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| Accession number | 623-1903 |
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| Record created | January 30, 2009 |
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