Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain. Circular foot, the rim eight-sided with wavy edge. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black. In the middle, a game of chess on a terrace. On the rim, eight musical instruments and other emblems. Under the rim powder blue ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Xuande mark) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain. Circular foot, the rim eight-sided with wavy edge. Painted in three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple, blue enamel and black. In the middle, a game of chess on a terrace. On the rim, eight musical instruments and other emblems. Under the rim powder blue ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Xuande nian zhi' in underglaze blue
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| 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 | Register |
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| Other number | Loan No. 236 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1334-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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