VesselsChinese16th-17th century

Circular Dish with Decoration of Twelve Worshipers before an Image of the Buddha on an Altar in a Temple

mid 16th-early 17th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.9 x Diam. 17.1 cm (1 9/16 x 6 3/4 in.)

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