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Five-lobed deep dish, decorated in the centre with a five clawed scaly dragon outlined in red among foliage in wa ts'ai. The well border is decorated with alternate panels of red, blue and gold dragons which are repeated on the everted rim. The exterior shows flowering lotus scrolls, ling-chih fungus, and the pa chich hsiang in underglaze blue and coloured enamels.
History note: Sold at Sotheby's, May 12th 1953, from the R. C. Bruce Collection.
Bought from Sotheby's by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Diameter: 34.9 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1953-05-28) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Ming Dynasty
1573
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1619
blue
Underglaze colour
Enamels
Hard-paste porcelain
Accession number: C.4-1953
Primary reference Number: 75009
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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