Plate
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Porcelain with underglaze
DATES
1368â1644
DYNASTY
Ming Dynasty
PERIOD
Ming Dynasty
MARKINGS
6 character mark "Da Ming xuande nian zhi" on the base.
ACCESSION NUMBER
47.201
CREDIT LINE
Henry L. Batterman Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Chinese blue-and-white porcelain plate. Made of fine-grained porcelain clay which fires tan on exposure to the kiln. Many small imperfections in body clay.
Wide flat rim with scalloped edge; sturdy foot rim. Painted in underglaze cobalt which fires to a silvery blue. Rim design of lotus. Central design of cranes and pine. Under rim design of bird and flowering branch. All executed in an outline and wash technique.
6 character mark Da Ming xuande nian zhi on the base. This piece dates to the 16th century and is an example of Kraak Porcelain.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Plate, 1368â1644. Porcelain with underglaze, 5/8 x 5 3/4 in. (1.6 x 14.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund, 47.201. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 47.201_acetate_bw.jpg)
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