Polychrome saucer with sage and attendant in a

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Manager ID

152

Title

Polychrome saucer with sage and attendant in a landscape, Ming dynasty, Zhengde period (1506-21) but Xuande mark

Short title

Polychrome saucer with sage and attendant in a

Record number

BATEA : 150

Simple name

dish

Classified name

ceramic; porcelain; polychrome; enamel; Zhengde; Ming; dish; figure; landscape; China; saucer; tree; ko-akai; inscription; mark; Xuande

Description

Description part summary

A polychrome saucer decorated in overglaze yellow, light green, aubergine and tomato red enamels with a sage and servant beneath a tree with rocks, grasses and insects in double ringed medallion surrounded by dots and cross-hatched border, the reverse with interrupted lotus scroll in tomato red and green.

Description material

porcelain

Description condition

Remains of adhesive label on base(2006)

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	white
decoration	green, red aubergine and yellow enamel

Description length

Description height

3.5cm

Description diameter

17.1cm

Description width

Description depth

Description inscription

6 character Xuande mark within rectangular frame in iron red, the fifth character written with stroke variant typically found on later pieces

Description notes

Gallery location

Case G-9

Labels

Subjects

ceramic > enamel

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