Blue-and-white plate with a phoenix

Details

• Title

  Blue-and-white plate with a phoenix

• Associated place

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

• Date

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

• 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 › plate

• Dimensions

  3 cm (height)
  19.1 cm (diameter)
  at foot 10.8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.170

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