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Reverse decorated blue and white dish with birds
Reverse decorated blue and white dish with birds
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Reverse decorated blue and white dish with birds on branchesMing dynasty, third quarter of 16th century
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Reverse decorated blue and white dish with birds
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BATEA : 881
Simple name
dish
Classified name
ceramic; porcelain; blue and white; Ming; dish; bird; floral; reverse decoration; China; ruyi; peony; trident; prunus
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A large blue and white dish with flat rim decorated in the central medallion with a pair of birds in a prunus tree in white reserve against a blue background. The cavetto has a band of blue ruyi heads. The broad flat rim has five birds in flight and five alternating peony flower sprays with birds on branch in blue against a white ground. The reverse has zig-zag prunus sprays and trident-shaped motifs round the base foot rim. On the base is a mark, probably the name of the potter or workshop - surname Gu.
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porcelain
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Manufacturing flaws in glaze, particularly baseRemains of adhesive label on baseAdditional number on base(2006)
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white
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blue
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30.2 cm
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Case 2-15
Production date
third quarter 16th century
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Ming
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China
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