Side dish with plants and insects

CultureChinese

OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China

PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644)

Datec.1580-1620

MediumPorcelain, underglaze cobalt blue

DimensionsOverall (G01.2.39): 4.3 x 14 cm (1 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

MarkingsSix character mark "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" (Made in the Chenghua reign of the great Ming dynasty)

DescriptionChinese porcelain side dish, blue and white kraak porselein, with flared rim. It is painted with butterfly and flowering branches. The rim has three flowering branches with double line bands, and the reverse has seven Buddhist emblems.

Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain

Object numberG01.2.39

Classifications

Asian Ceramics

Sub-classification

Chinese Porcelain

Collections

Status

Not on view

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