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

Dateearly 1700s

MediumEnameled porcelain

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

ClassificationsAsian art

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.3.1

Terms

Birds
Flowers
Green
Blue
Iron red
Black
Red
Buff
Chinese exportware
China

Collections

Asian Art

On View

On view

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.