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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

1488-1505 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of saucer-shaped with rounded sides rising at the rim; straight footring sloped on the outside. The dish is covered overglaze with a light yellow glaze, the base having a plain glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Dish made of porcelain with yellow glaze, China, Ming dynasty, Hongzhi mark and period, 1488-1505.
Physical description
Dish of saucer-shaped with rounded sides rising at the rim; straight footring sloped on the outside. The dish is covered overglaze with a light yellow glaze, the base having a plain glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Hongzhi nian zhi' within a double circle in underglaze blue on the base
Translation
Made in the Hongzhi period of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Given by Miss Dorothy Bushell
Production
Label
Collection
Accession number
FE.115-1975

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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