Dish
1573-1620 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, a flowering tree on which a bird is perched, with insects flying around it and the crescent moon above. On the rim, four detached sprays of blossom, and, on the underside, a bird on the branch of a peach-tree bearing fruit.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, a flowering tree on which a bird is perched, with insects flying around it and the crescent moon above. On the rim, four detached sprays of blossom, and, on the underside, a bird on the branch of a peach-tree bearing fruit. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'fu shou kang ning' in blue |
| Credit line | Given from the Bloxam Collection |
| Production | label |
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| Other number | Loan no. 129 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.110-1928 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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