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dish
Object Type
dish
Museum number
PDF,B.695
Description
Lobed octagonal porcelain dish. Underglaze red with dragon roundels in each side section and a large central five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl among clouds inside. Dragon's eyes in underglaze blue. Red lines around inner rim and decorative panel. Underglaze blue inscription on base.
Cultures/periods
Qing dynasty
Production date
19thC
Production place
Made in:
Jingdezhen
Materials
porcelain
Technique
underglazed
Dimensions
Diameter:
181 millimetres
Height:
45 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Published PDF date : Ming 16th century
Room 95 label text: PDF B695 Eight-lobed dish with copper-red dragon The base has an apocryphal six-character underglaze blue Xuande reign mark. Porcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue and underglaze copper-red decoration Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province 江西省, 景德鎮 Qing dynasty, about AD 1800–1900
PDF B695 銅紅龍紋八棱洗(葵式洗) 該器外底署青花六字宣德寄托年款。 瓷器,青花款,釉裏紅 江西省景德鎮 清代,約1800–1900年
Bibliographic references
Pierson 2004 / Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains in the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(pp 97-98, no.B695)
Medley 1976 / Illustrated Catalogue of Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Porcelains
(p.72, no.B695)
Medley 1975 / Volume 7: Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art
(Monochrome pl. 149)
Location
On display
(G95/dc24/sh7)
Department
Asia
Registration number
PDF,B.695