VesselsChinese16th-17th century

Circular Dish with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior and Alternating Blossoming and Fruiting Branches on the Exterior

late 16th-early 17th century

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamel designs and yellow enamel ground added at a later date; with spurious overglaze black enamel mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle also covered in yellow enamel

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

16th-17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)

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