Physical description Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with an off-centre design of rocks and chrysanthemum, offset by a single butterfly, after the Japanese style. A single blue line round the rim, and three vestigial floral designs on the outside. Chatter-marks visible on the base. Place of Origin China (made) Date ca. 1620-1640 (made) Artist/maker Unknown Materials and Techniques Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue Dimensions Diameter: 15 cm Descriptive line Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China, Ming dynasty, ca. 1620-40 Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no) Kilburn, Richard S. Transitional wares and their forerunners. Hong Kong: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981, Nos. 127, 129. Production Note label Materials Porcelain; Cobalt oxide Techniques Painted; Glazed Subjects depicted Rock; Chrysanthemum; Butterflies Categories Ceramics; Porcelain Collection East Asia Collection
Physical description Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with an off-centre design of rocks and chrysanthemum, offset by a single butterfly, after the Japanese style. A single blue line round the rim, and three vestigial floral designs on the outside. Chatter-marks visible on the base. Place of Origin China (made) Date ca. 1620-1640 (made) Artist/maker Unknown Materials and Techniques Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue Dimensions Diameter: 15 cm Descriptive line Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China, Ming dynasty, ca. 1620-40 Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no) Kilburn, Richard S. Transitional wares and their forerunners. Hong Kong: Oriental Ceramic Society of Hong Kong, 1981, Nos. 127, 129. Production Note label Materials Porcelain; Cobalt oxide Techniques Painted; Glazed Subjects depicted Rock; Chrysanthemum; Butterflies Categories Ceramics; Porcelain Collection East Asia Collection