https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/29281/fullDish with Arabic Inscriptionsca.1620-1640Overall: 8.3 × 39.1 cm (3 1/4 × 15 3/8 in.)Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blueGift of Pamela G. Osler Delworth and W. Thomas DelworthOrigin: Jingdezhen, ChinaG17.13.21Underglaze blue and white dish with central decoration features two dragons chasing after a flaming pearl. Five radiating panels of flying horses frames the dragons. The outer cavetto bears panels in blue wave ground depicting cavettos that illustrate dancing figures and Arabic inscriptions that translates to 'God who gives health' or 'God the healer', separated by panels of auspicious knots. The exterior has faint outlines, where the base and foot ring is coated with grit during firing.2017 AcquisitionsChinese Ceramics at the GardinerChinese Ceramics InteractiveChinese Blue and White PorcelainChinese and Japanese Ceramics[]Asian CeramicsChinese Porcelain1833777370ChineseMing dynasty (1368-1644), Tianqi-Chongzhen period (1621-1644)none