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Dish

1723-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer-shaped dish of porcelain, painted inside in underglaze blue with a formal lotus flowers; outside with red fishes and formal waves in colours over blue outlines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and transparent coloured enamels; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period (with Xuande mark)
Physical description
Saucer-shaped dish of porcelain, painted inside in underglaze blue with a formal lotus flowers; outside with red fishes and formal waves in colours over blue outlines.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'da ming Xuande nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
    Translation
    Made in the Xuande period of the great Ming dynasty
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Sir Percival David, Bt
Object history
The dish bears the label of the David Collection no. 755A.
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.50-1937

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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