Period:Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date:first half of the 18th century
Culture:China
Medium:Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze and gilding (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions:Diam. 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm)
Classification:Ceramics
Credit Line:Gift of Michael L. Rosenberg, 2001
Accession Number:2001.362
The chaos that marked the transition from the Ming to the Qing dynasty in the mid-seventeenth century spurred European demand for Japanese porcelains, which began to be exported in significant numbers. As production resumed in China, Chinese potters sometimes re-created the Japanese styles — characterized by the dense pattering on the rim — that the European markets desired.