Dish
1426-1435 (made)
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This dish is an important example of Chinese blue and white porcelain produced in Jingdezhen in the early 15th century. The dish bears the mark of the Chinese emperor Xuande (1426-35) and was bought in Persia.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in udnerglaze blue, Jongdezhen, China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), 1426-1435 |
| Physical description | Dis of porcelain, circular, with delicate blue floral motif in blue |
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| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | This dish is an important example of Chinese blue and white porcelain produced in Jingdezhen in the early 15th century. The dish bears the mark of the Chinese emperor Xuande (1426-35) and was bought in Persia. |
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| Accession number | 1633-1876 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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