New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Large Circular Dish with Decoration of Birds and Flowers in a Garden

Artist Unknown

CultureChinese | Qing Dynasty | Kang Xi Period

Dateearly 1700s

MediumEnameled porcelain

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 x 20 3/4 in. (9.5 x 52.7 cm)

InscribedDouble circles of underglaze blue on bottom.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3.1

Collections

Asian Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 106

DescriptionHeavily potted dish decorated in famille verte enamels with design of 5 birds among flowering branches and large pheasant standing on green rock. Flowers are large blue and green magnolia with iron red chrysanthemum-like flowers and buds. Exterior has 4 all different floral sprays around sides; all designs finely outlines in black. Foot about 1 cm high, rounded, some iron discoloration at junction of glaze and body. Body reddish buff where exposed, has many small black dots under glaze. Surface wavy especially on interior.