Side dish with plants and insects
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644)
Datec.1580-1620
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall (G01.2.39): 4.3 x 14 cm (1 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
MarkingsSix character mark "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" (Made in the Chenghua reign of the great Ming dynasty)
DescriptionChinese porcelain side dish, blue and white kraak porselein, with flared rim. It is painted with butterfly and flowering branches. The rim has three flowering branches with double line bands, and the reverse has seven Buddhist emblems.
Credit LineThe Robert Murray Bell and Ann Walker Bell Collection of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain
Object numberG01.2.39
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on viewArtist / Maker: Bonaventura Gottlieb Häuer
c.1745
Object number: G83.1.665a-c
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1770-1775
Object number: G05.18.13a-c