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Master of the Rocks dish decorated with landscape
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Master of the Rocks dish decorated with landscape
Master of the Rocks dish decorated with landscape
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Master of the Rocks dish decorated with landscape in underglaze blue and red, dated 1671Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period
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Master of the Rocks dish decorated with landscape
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BATEA : 175
Simple name
dish
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ceramic; porcelain; blue and white; Kangxi; landscape; dated; dish; figures; Master of the Rocks; Transitional; Qing; scholar's studio; China; mountain; inscription; character; underglaze red
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A small circular dish with slightly everted rim painted in the centre with a landscape scene with a scholar crossing a bridge approaching a pavilion within circular double-line bordered medallion. The scholar, distant mountains, bridges and trees are all painted in underglaze blue in the style of the 'Master of the Rocks', except for the foliage of a tree in the centre, which is drawn in underglaze red. The inner mouth rim is decorated by a narrow band of classic scroll. The footrim has a narrow concave groove forming a double foot rim, which is commonly found in this period.
Description material
porcelain
Description condition
good
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white
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underglaze blue and red
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1.5cm
Description diameter
11.3cm
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Description inscription
A 10 character couplet the guest approaches and the dog barks and 'shu yu ting' (pavilion of stream-washed pebble) incorporated as part of the decoration. 8 character mark 'Kangxi xinhai zhonghetang zhi' (produced by Zhonghetang in the year xinhai (1671) of the Kangxi period) in underglaze blue on base.
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1671 (cyclical)
Production period
Kangxi mark and early in the period
Production place
China
Production site name
Jingdezhen
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Several similar dishes with dates ranging from 1671-1674 are known. The Shanghai Museum and the Hong Kong Museum both have examples, the HongKong Museum's one ,a pair to this one as regards the mark but with a different central design,all the central designs on these dishes seem to be unique, having been given them by BSM.
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