Dish
ca. 1620-1640 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with an off-centre design of rocks and chrysanthemum, offset by a single butterfly, after the Japanese style. A single blue line round the rim, and three vestigial floral designs on the outside. Chatter-marks visible on the base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China, Ming dynasty, ca. 1620-40 |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with an off-centre design of rocks and chrysanthemum, offset by a single butterfly, after the Japanese style. A single blue line round the rim, and three vestigial floral designs on the outside. Chatter-marks visible on the base. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs David King |
| Production | label |
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| Bibliographic reference | Kilburn, Richard S. Transitional wares and their forerunners. Hong Kong: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981, Nos. 127, 129. |
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| Accession number | FE.42-1982 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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