Porcelain dish with Sanskrit inscription in underglaze blue, Wanli reign (1573-1619), Ming dynasty-China Archive

Image Number: K1B013901N000000000PAE
Dynasty: Ming dynasty
Category: Ceramics
Function: Container
Material: Mineral/ceramic/porcelain
Description:
Round mouth, shallow wall, flat bottom, short circle foot. There is a blue and white Sanskrit script on the inner and outer walls. There are three layers of Sanskrit script on the inner and outer walls. The upper and lower mouth edges are decorated with two green lines, and the outer foot edges are also decorated with a circle of green lines. The blue and white book “Ming Dynasty Wanli New Year” is used at the bottom, with double circles. The Sanskrit in the center of the Panxin is transliterated into “Lang Jiu Wang Dan” in Tibetan and “Ten Aspects of Freedom” in Chinese. It is composed of seven Sanskrit characters and three symbols.