Dish with segments around a central well

Details

• Title

  Dish with segments around a central well

• Associated people

  Wanli, Emperor of China (ruled 1573 - 1620) (named on object)

• Associated place

  Asia › China › Jiangxi province › Jingdezhen › Jingdezhen kilns (place of creation)

• Date

  1600 - 1720
  Ming Dynasty, Wanli Period (1573 - 1620)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in cobalt-blue, and polychrome overglaze enamels (wucai decoration)

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish

• Dimensions

  5.2 cm (height)
  21.5 cm (diameter)
  at foot 15 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.1135

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