https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/28675/fullTwo side dishes with a wood cutter and a scholarMid-16th centuryOverall (G01.2.2.1): 2.5 x 13.2 cm (1 x 5 3/16 in.)
Overall (G01.2.2.2): 2.5 x 13.2 cm (1 x 5 3/16 in.)Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blueThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White PorcelainOrigin: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, ChinaG01.2.2.1-20Chinese side dishes (2), blue and white, each painted with a seated figure. One is possibly a wood cutter, and the other a scholar studying the moon. The diaper is border at rim, and the reverse has birds in fruiting branches.Chinese Ceramics InteractiveChinese Blue and White PorcelainChinese and Japanese Ceramics[]Asian CeramicsChinese Porcelain1819001988ChineseMing dynasty (1368-1644), Jiajing period (1522-1567)Four character 'Hongwu nian zao' (Made in the Hongwu reign) on base