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Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Side dish with "Three Friends of Winter" motif
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid

Side dish with "Three Friends of Winter" motif

CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644)
Datec.1550-1600
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 3.2 x 19.7 cm (1 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
MarkingsFour character mark "Chang Ming fu quai' in a double circle (Long life, riches and honour)
DescriptionChinese porcelain side dish, with blue and white with flared rim. It is painted with the three friends of winter motif in the central medallion within double line bands. The rim has a narrow diamond diaper band, the reverse frieze has two motifs of birds on fruiting peach branches.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.15
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Chinese Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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