- Provenance
- Provenance research underway.
- Description
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Dish, low, with rounded sides and slightly everted rim.
Clay: porcelain.
Glaze: clear; a few pinholes and impurities.
Decoration: painted in underglaze cobalt, clear medium-blue wash and darker outlines, copying a traditional design of the Ming dynasty Ch'eng-hua period. Center inside, "three friends of winter"--pine, plum, and bamboo--with garden rock and fungus, enclosed by double-line band which is repeated at rim. Outside, following model, a scene with figures on a garden terrace with plants and trees.
- Inscription(s)
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Mark: Six-character Tongzhi in underglaze blue on base.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- SI Usage Statement
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