Dish
late 17th century-early 18th century (made)
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Dish with rounded sides rising and everted at the lip; low tapering foot. Inside on the bottom surrounded by a double ring in blue, is a design of a rising dragon and descending phoenix among cloud motives with a flaming pearl in the centre, executed in the late Ming 'five-colour' (wucai) style. A single blue ring encircles the rim inside and outside, and there are further rings at the foot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century |
| Physical description | Dish with rounded sides rising and everted at the lip; low tapering foot. Inside on the bottom surrounded by a double ring in blue, is a design of a rising dragon and descending phoenix among cloud motives with a flaming pearl in the centre, executed in the late Ming 'five-colour' (wucai) style. A single blue ring encircles the rim inside and outside, and there are further rings at the foot. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Wanli nian zhi' (Chinese reign-mark, inscribed within a single ring on the base in underglaze blue)
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| Gallery label | Dish,
Chinese reign-mark of Wan Li (1573-1619).
JAPANESE (Arita); late 17th-early 18th century.
Given by Mr. J.H. Myrtle.
C.27-1966.(as at 2005) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr J. H. Myrtle |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.27-1966 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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