Dish
1573-1620 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, with wavy edge. Painted in two shades of blue with two phoenixes surrounding a lotus which branches in to scroll foliage. Stylised lotuses on the rim. Under the rim, four plum blossoms and two birds on branches.
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, Wanli period (1573-1620) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, with wavy edge. Painted in two shades of blue with two phoenixes surrounding a lotus which branches in to scroll foliage. Stylised lotuses on the rim. Under the rim, four plum blossoms and two birds on branches. |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Mark of a double circle in underglaze blue |
| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | label |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of blue & white oriental porcelain, exhibited in 1895, London : Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1895
10 |
| Other number | Loan no. 529 - Previous loan number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.571-1910 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2009 |
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