Dish
Dish
1573-1620 (made)
1573-1620 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, with decoration painted in underglaze blue and in enamel colours. Round the rim are scrolled leafy stems in green and red, with heads of lingzhi in blue, yellow and green; among the stems are eight variants of the character shou (longevity). In the centre is a mountain garden. On the left, Shou Lao in blue holding a branch of lingzhi resembling a ruyi-sceptre and seated on a rock; behind him an attendant carrying a staff. In front of Shou Lao are the Eight Immortals. In the garden are also a crane and a deer. Under the rim are eight sprays of flowers in blue, with other flowers painted over them in red, green and brown enamels.
Object details
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Title | Dish (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt 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, with decoration painted in underglaze blue and in enamel colours. Round the rim are scrolled leafy stems in green and red, with heads of lingzhi in blue, yellow and green; among the stems are eight variants of the character shou (longevity). In the centre is a mountain garden. On the left, Shou Lao in blue holding a branch of lingzhi resembling a ruyi-sceptre and seated on a rock; behind him an attendant carrying a staff. In front of Shou Lao are the Eight Immortals. In the garden are also a crane and a deer. Under the rim are eight sprays of flowers in blue, with other flowers painted over them in red, green and brown enamels. |
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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 | Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland |
Production | Register |
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Accession number | CIRC.675-1931 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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