VesselsChinese17th century

Circular Dish with Decoration of Daoist Immortal Lü Dongbin Dressed as a Scholar Floating on a Cloud

Tianqi period, 1621-1627

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Tianqi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Century

17th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.8 x Diam. 16.5 cm (1 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)

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