Dish
1621-1627 (made)
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Hexagonal dish with concave cuts at the angles, narrow sloping rim, steep sides and flat centre. Hollow footrim with vertical inside wall, and "chatter-marks" on base. Round the rim and sides, panels in underglaze blue, each alternate panel containing a squatting figure in a landscape; in the panels between lobed cartouches reserved on a diaper ground in underglaze bleu and containing each a flower in red and green leaves outlined in black. In the bottom of the dish, a red crane amongst red water-lilies and green leaves outlined in black.
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; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (1621-27) |
Physical description | Hexagonal dish with concave cuts at the angles, narrow sloping rim, steep sides and flat centre. Hollow footrim with vertical inside wall, and "chatter-marks" on base. Round the rim and sides, panels in underglaze blue, each alternate panel containing a squatting figure in a landscape; in the panels between lobed cartouches reserved on a diaper ground in underglaze bleu and containing each a flower in red and green leaves outlined in black. In the bottom of the dish, a red crane amongst red water-lilies and green leaves outlined in black. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'fu' within a circle, in underglaze blue (Seal character mark)
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Accession number | C.25-1955 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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