Period:Ming dynasty Production date:1573-1620 (circa)
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, moulded, underglazed,
Subjects:bird landscape
Dimensions:Diameter: 20.70 centimetres Height: 3.50 centimetres
Description:
Eight-lobed porcelain dish with ‘kraak’-type underglaze blue decoration. This dish is moulded into the shape of an eight-petalled flower with a straight foot to which grit has adhered. Inside a riverscape is depicted with two ‘sanpans’ sailing down a river, each with cargo, a sailor and a passenger. On the near bank a standing figure is shown together with trees and a two-storey building. On the far side is a group of two- and five-storey buildings. The lobed well is painted with opposing pairs of mandarin ducks and lotus flowers. The outside shows two birds in flight and two perched on branches.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001: Following a tradition which may be traced directly to the Tang dynasty, the shape of this dish is probably modelled on that of a silver or lacquer vessel.
Materials:porcelain
Technique:glazed, moulded, underglazed,
Subjects:bird landscape
Dimensions:Diameter: 20.70 centimetres Height: 3.50 centimetres
Description:
Eight-lobed porcelain dish with ‘kraak’-type underglaze blue decoration. This dish is moulded into the shape of an eight-petalled flower with a straight foot to which grit has adhered. Inside a riverscape is depicted with two ‘sanpans’ sailing down a river, each with cargo, a sailor and a passenger. On the near bank a standing figure is shown together with trees and a two-storey building. On the far side is a group of two- and five-storey buildings. The lobed well is painted with opposing pairs of mandarin ducks and lotus flowers. The outside shows two birds in flight and two perched on branches.
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Comments:Harrison-Hall 2001: Following a tradition which may be traced directly to the Tang dynasty, the shape of this dish is probably modelled on that of a silver or lacquer vessel.
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