Saucer dish of hard-paste porcelain painted underglaze in greyish-blue with stylized floral motifs
Saucer dish. Hard-paste porcelain thrown, and painted underglaze in greyish-blue, the base and inside of footring unglazed and having numerous brown circles. Circular with deep sides, and a depression running round the interior below the rim, standing on a footring. Decorated in the centre with a plant with wavy stems surrounded by six detached leaves or flowers, enclosed by a circle. On the sides there are four stylized flower heads flanked by pairs of spots, and four stems of foliage between pairs or horizontal bands. On the exterior there are petal lapets.
History note: The Hoi An Hoard; sold by Butterfields, 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco, California on either 11-12 October or 4 December 2000, Treasures from the Hoi An Hoard, Important Vietnamese Ceramics from a Late 15th/Early 16th Century Cargo, probably day 1 or through their parent company Ebay over the internet. Peter Crabbe, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, from whom purchased
Given by the Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 5.1 cm
Width: 24 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (2003-10-20) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
15th Century, Late-16th Century, Early#
Circa
1480
-
Circa
1520
Exterior
composed of
ceramic glaze
( except for base and interior of footring)
Interior
composed of
ceramic glaze
Decoration
composed of
cobalt-blue
Throwing
: Hard-paste porcelain, thrown, and painted underglaze in greyish-blue
Glazing (coating)
Inscription present: circular label printed in black round the circumference, and having a pale purple dragon in the middle
Accession number: C.13-2003
Primary reference Number: 95749
Entry form: 196
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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