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Dish: C.4-1953

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Current Location: Gallery 28 - Arts of Asia Gallery

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Description

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.

Notes

History note: Sold at Sotheby's, May 12th 1953, from the R. C. Bruce Collection.

Legal notes

Bought from Sotheby's by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 34.9 cm
Height: 10.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1953-05-28) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Ming Dynasty
1573 - 1619

Materials used in production

blue Underglaze colour
Enamels
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Enamelling
Underglaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.4-1953
Primary reference Number: 75009

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 22 April 2024

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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