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flower-pot-stand
Object Type
flower-pot-stand
Museum number
PDF.721
Description
Porcelain rectangular flower-pot-stand with straight sides and six low feet. There are incised scrolls and lozenges with green glaze on an aubergine purple ground, yellow rim, and green base rim and base. There is a mark in underglaze blue on the side.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Zhengde
Production date
1506-1521
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
incised
glazed
painted
underglazed
Dimensions
Height:
79 millimetres
Width:
243 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming Zhengde 1506-1521
Room 95 label text: PDF 721 Bulb bowl with flower scroll The Zhengde emperor ordered a wide range of vessel shapes from Jingdezhen. The heavily potted flower pots and planters were decorated in unusual colour schemes. This example combines aubergine with green and yellow details. There is a six-character underglaze cobalt-blue Zhengde reign mark on the side. Porcelain with incised decoration, underglaze cobalt-blue mark and green, aubergine and yellow enamels Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Ming dynasty, Zhengde mark and period, AD 1506–1521
PDF 721 卷草紋花盆 正德皇帝自景德鎮派燒了多種多樣的器形。厚重的花盆及種植用器皿採用了不常見的色彩裝飾組合。此器使用茄皮紫色,並結合黃綠彩裝飾細部。器邊署青花六字正德年款。 瓷器,劃花,青花款,綠、茄皮紫及黃彩 江西省景德鎮 明代,正德,正德款,1506-1521年
Bibliographic references
Feng 2006 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ming Style Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(pp 25-26, no.721)
Medley 1978 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.20, no.34)
Hobson 1934 / A Catalogue of Chinese Pottery and Porcelain in the Collection of Sir Percival David Bt., F.S.A.
(p. 140, pl. CXXXIX)
Feng 2006a / Ming Colours Polychrome Porcelain from Jingdezhen
(pp 28-29, no. 5)
Location
On display
(G95/dc25/sh7)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF.721