Jingdezhen ware dish
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Period
1723-1735 -
Geography
Imperial kiln, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China -
Material
Porcelain with celadon glaze and cobalt pigment under clear glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 8.5 x 47 x 47 cm (3 3/8 x 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1978.46 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1978.46
Object Details
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Description
Large dish with flaring rounded sides, narrow everted rim, rounded unglazed foot rim dressed with brown wash.Clay: white porcelain.Glaze: celadon of Longquan type, translucent light green, medium gloss, slight orange-skin texture, base glazed; white body shows through where glaze thins at rim edge and over high parts of molded relief.Decoration: molded design of dragon and clouds, bottom of inside; outside of cavetto, molded overlapping lotus petals. The central panel, which measures same as base, is slightly recessed. The three-clawed dragon has profile head and a scroll-ended tail. -
Marks
Seal form of Yongzheng reign mark in underglaze blue on base. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China (October 14, 2017 - ongoing)Shades of Green and Blue: Chinese Celadon Ceramics (July 15, 1997 to September 7, 2004)A Decade of Discovery: Selected Acquisitions 1970-1980 (November 9, 1979 to May 22, 1980) -
Origin
Imperial kiln, Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China -
Credit Line
Anonymous gift -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 13: Looking Out, Looking In: Art in Late Imperial China -
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