Object Details
Description
Dish, low, with rounded sides; one chip on rim; hair-line crack.
Clay: white porcelain.
Glaze: clear, feldspathic; a few pinholes and impurity flecks.
Decoration: painted in underglaze cobalt blue of deep tone, copying a traditional design of the Ch'eng-hua period. See F1951.10 and .11. Center inside, "three friends of winter" (pine, plum, and bamboo) with garden rock, and fungus, enclosed by double line band which is repeated at rim. Outside, following model, a scene of figures on a garden terrace with plants and trees.
Inscriptions
Six character Kuang-hsu mark in underglaze blue on base.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Date
1875-1908
Period
Qing dynasty, Guangxu reign
Accession Number
F1978.45
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Vessel
Medium
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4.2 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm (1 5/8 x 7 x 7 in)
Style
Jingdezhen ware
Origin
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China
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Data Source
National Museum of Asian Art
Topic
ceramic
pine tree
Jingdezhen ware
bamboo
Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)
Guangxu reign (1875 - 1908)
cobalt pigment
China
porcelain
Chinese Art
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Record ID
fsg_F1978.45