| Objectnumber | | 1945.0164 |  | | Style/decoration | | Kraak porcelain | | | Material | | Porcelain | | | Material description | | Underglaze blue | | | Dynasty | | Wanli | | | Country | | China | | | Period | | 1580 - 1619 | | | Dimensions | | height 7 cm, diameter rim 35 cm, diameter footring 18 cm | | | Institution | | Groninger Museum | | | Description | | Chinese porcelain dish on a footring (with adhering kiln-sand), with sloping sides and a wide sloping rim. Decorated in underglaze blue. In the centre an octagonal panel filled with a galloping qilin (a Chinese unicorn). Flame motifs by one of its legs and above its head. On the ground plant motifs. On the sides and rim large panels containing a flower spray. The small panels with a row of dots bordered at the top by scale- and swastika motifs On the outside of the sides four sketchy spirals, separated by groups of lines. | | | Object | | Dish | |
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