Blue-and-white dish with dragons chasing a flaming pearl

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white dish with dragons chasing a flaming pearl

• Associated people

  Guangxu, Emperor of China (ruled 1875 - 1908) (commissioner)

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns › Jingdezhen Zhushan kiln-sites (place of creation)

• Date

  Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Period (1875 - 1908)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish

• Dimensions

  5.5 cm (height)
  34.4 cm (diameter)
  at foot 22.3 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1967.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1967.177

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