Dish with Phoenix
CultureChinese
OriginJingdezhen, China
PeriodMing dynasty (1368-1644)
Dateca.1600-1620
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 × 26.7 cm (1 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionUnderglaze blue and white dish with entwined phoenix against blue ground and arabesque floral scroll. The outer cavetto features five cartouches illustrating twin flowers against scale ground decoration. The exterior is plain and bears grit marks as a result of firing. The low foot is unglazed.
Credit LineGift of Pamela G. Osler Delworth and W. Thomas Delworth
Object numberG17.13.3
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese PorcelainCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Workshop of Piero Bergantini
1537
Object number: G83.1.351
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1737-1741
Object number: G83.1.640
Artist / Maker: Sharon Norwood
2018
Object number: T10.6.350.1-2
