Physical description
Box and lid of porcelain, in the form of a flattened sphere. The sides are decorated round the outside, with wide horizontal bands of dragons and flowering stems, alternating with narrow bands of cloud motifs, all incised in outline and filled in with turquoise-blue on a dark blue ground. The top of the lid is ornamented in the same manner with a representation of a fight between two dragons amidst clouds and floral stems. On the base is the mark of the period Jiajing reign of the Ming dynasty.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Date
1522-1566 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain with incised designs and coloured glazes
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of Jiajing period
Dimensions
Height: 14.9 cm, Diameter: 25.7 cm
Descriptive line
Box and lid, porcelain with incised dragon and floral designs under blue and turquoise glazes; China, Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-66)
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 166.
Production Note
Label
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Incised; Glazed
Subjects depicted
Dragons; Floral patterns; Clouds
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain; Containers
Collection
East Asia Collection