VesselsChinese17th-18th century

Circular Dish with Subtly Bracketed, Everted Rim and with Decoration of Rocks, Bamboo, Flowering Plants, and Auspicious Objects

late 17th-early 18th century

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Blue-and-white ware

Medium

Export blue-and-white ware, imitation kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of a single Chinese character reading "yu" (jade) within a double circle on the base

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 4.5 x Diam. 21.4 cm (1 3/4 x 8 7/16 in.)

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