Blue-and-white basin with mythical figure and tiger
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Title
Blue-and-white basin with mythical figure and tiger
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Associated people
Xuande, Emperor of China (ruled 1426 - 1435) (named on object) -
Associated place
Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1660 -
Material and technique
porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue; copper rim
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Material index
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
6.3 cm (height)
26.1 cm (diameter)
at foot 17.4 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800 -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1978.968
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Glossary of terms
porcelain
underglaze painting
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