dish

1500s

Country

China

Object

dish

Accession Number

2003.27

Credit Line

Gift of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer

dish. 1500s. Gift of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer. 2003.27.

Dimensions

height: 2.5 in, 6.3500 cm; diameter: 10.75 in, 27.3050 cm

Inscription

Numbered "271"; NMP number applied to base "56101".

Department

Arts of Asia

Collection

Arts of Asia

Dish
1500s, Ming Dynasty
China
Porcelain
Gift of Jan and Frederick R. Mayer
2003.26

This blue and white dish, recovered from the San Isidro shipwreck off the coast of Philippines, is a fine example of Zhangzhou ware exported from China during the late 1500s. The interior of this dish is decorated with leaves or branches enclosed by circular lines. The flared rim is decorated with a band of circular lines painted in cobalt blue. The short ring foot of this dish has residue of sand, a result of the firing process and a characteristic of Zhangzhou porcelains.

Exhibition History

DAM "Sunken Treasures," Nov. 18, 2000 - Oct. 20, 2002