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dish
Object Type
dish
Museum number
PDF,A.724
Description
Porcelain dish. Decorated inside with incised dragon painted in green enamel directly on biscuit. On outside, two incised dragons, one in yellow and the other in aubergine enamel, against colourless glazed background with incised waves. There is a mark on the base.
Cultures/periods
Ming dynasty
Hongzhi
Production date
1488-1505
(enamel later)
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
incised
glazed
painted
Dimensions
Diameter:
178 millimetres
Height:
48 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming Hongzhi 1488-1505
Room 95 label text: PDF A724 Dish with dragons In contrast to Europe, in China dragons are traditionally considered to be auspicious. They are regarded as the controllers of the water supply and ultimately came to symbolise imperial authority. The base has a six-character underglaze cobalt-blue Hongzhi reign mark. However, the enamels were probably added in the Republican period. Porcelain with incised decoration, underglaze cobalt-blue mark and overglaze green, yellow and aubergine enamels Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Ming dynasty, Hongzhi mark and period, AD 1488–1505 (porcelain) (later enamelled)
PDF A724 龍紋盤 與歐洲相反,龍在中國傳統上被視為祥瑞。其被認為是掌控行雨者,最終演變成皇家權威的象徵。外底署青花六字弘治年款。但是這件瓷盤的釉上彩可能是民國時期后加的。 瓷器,劃花,青花款,釉上綠、黃、茄紫彩 江西省景德鎮 瓷盤:明代,弘治,弘治款,1488-1505年(彩繪為后加)
Bibliographic references
Feng 2006 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming and Ming Style Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.55, no.A724)
Medley 1978 / Illustrated Catalogue of Ming Polychrome Wares in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.18, no.21)
Scott 1989a / Imperial Taste - Chinese Ceramics from the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(p.74, no.43)
Pierson 2002 / Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art: A Guide to the Collection
(p.75, no.68)
Scott & Kerr 1994 / Ceramic Evolution in the Middle Ming Period
(p.26, no.38)
Location
On display
(G95/dc25/sh8)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF,A.724