Dish
1488-1505 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, saucer-shaped, with rounded sides and turned out lip, and tapering footring. Inside in the centre is incised a five-clawed scaly dragon among cloud scrolls, painted in green enamel and enclosed in a ring with another ring below the lip. The underside similarly shows two running dragons on a ground of delicately incised waves and rocks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with decoration incised and painted in green enamel |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain with dragon design incised and painted in green enamel; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period (1488-1505) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, saucer-shaped, with rounded sides and turned out lip, and tapering footring. Inside in the centre is incised a five-clawed scaly dragon among cloud scrolls, painted in green enamel and enclosed in a ring with another ring below the lip. The underside similarly shows two running dragons on a ground of delicately incised waves and rocks. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark of Hongzhi reign |
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| Accession number | C.26-1953 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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