| Objectnumber | | 1918.0161 |  | | Style/decoration | | Kraak porcelain | | | Material | | Porcelain | | | Material description | | Onderglazuur-blauw | | | Dynasty | | Wanli | | | Country | | China | | | Period | | 1st half 17th century | | | Dimensions | | height 2,7 cm, diameter rim 14,5 cm, diameter footring 8,5 cm | | | Institution | | Groninger Museum | | | Source | | Bequest A. Nap | | | Literature | | M. Rinaldi. Kraak Porcelain: A Moment in the History of Trade. London 1989, pl. 76 | | | Description | | Small Chinese porcelain dish or plate on a footring, with steep, curved sides and a sloping rim with a scalloped edge. Decorated in underglaze blue. In the centre several overlapping symbols, including two scrolls, a fan and a flywhisk. The sides and rim are divided into six fan-shaped panels, separated by narrow panels. The fan-shaped panels with a scalloped medallion containing a flower motif or symbols such as books, scrolls, ruyi sceptres, etc. The narrow panels with a small, lozenge-shaped ornament surrounded by a group of dots. On the reverse six scalloped panels with a group of dots, separated by several vertical lines. Much kiln-sand adhering to the base and footring. This small dish, decorated in a clear, bright blue, is of fine quality. | | | Object | | Dish | |
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