| Cultural Property |
Important Cultural Property |
| Date1 |
Ming dynasty |
| Date2 |
Xuande ｍark and period (1426-1435) |
| Kiln |
Jingdezhen ware |
| Height (cm) |
7.0 |
| Mouth Diameter (cm) |
38.7 |
| Weight (g) |
2,640 |
| Collection |
The ATAKA Collection |
| Credit Line |
The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka (gift of SUMITOMO Group, the ATAKA Collection), photograph by 〓（Please credit the name of the photographer which is indicated at the bottom left of each image） |
| Accession No. |
00727 |
| Description |
The dish delivers a brilliant impression with the white motif beautifully standing out against the deep blue background. It is thought that the peony branch in the center, the pomegranate, peach, and lychee fruits on the inner cavetto and the peony scrolls on the outer walls were painted in white slip and then the background was covered with a cobalt blue glaze before firing. Details of the motifs were incised. Such decorative technique has been adopted as early as in the Yuan dynasty, and some examples with similar decoration have been preserved in other institutions including the Topkapi Palace and the Ardabil shrine. Sherds with a "Xuande" mark and decoration using the same technique have been unearthed from the Ming site of the imperial factory in Jingdezhen City. |
| URL for TIFF images* |
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AiGiuwfOF8uuglxjhIJMC0uVH4bR?e=fZuM8Z |
