Dish
1573-1620 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and red, green, yellow and brownish-purple enamels. Saucer-shaped. In the middle, within a medallion, a peach-tree with two small birds and two pheasants, one of the latter standing on a rock from which grows a flowering plant. On the underside of the rim, three flaming dragons with sacred fungus and scrolled stems issuing from their mouths, in blue.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| 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, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and red, green, yellow and brownish-purple enamels. Saucer-shaped. In the middle, within a medallion, a peach-tree with two small birds and two pheasants, one of the latter standing on a rock from which grows a flowering plant. On the underside of the rim, three flaming dragons with sacred fungus and scrolled stems issuing from their mouths, in blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da ming Wanli nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Given from the Bloxam Collection |
| Production | label |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 154 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.137-1928 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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