Dish
Artist
Unknown
CultureJapanese
Date19th century
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (3.2 x 21 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.203
Not on view
DescriptionOctagonal dish of porcelain. Molded decoration forms eight lobes leading to the rim, which is also lobed. Each lobe has a design of fans in lower relief. A coiled dragon in blue is at the center of the plate and is surrounded by a molded band of dots and zigzag lines. Wide blue rim with light sgraffito-type decoration around mouth. Rim is stained brown. The exterior has scrolling vine encircling it and lines about the foot. Three small spur marks enter bottom.
late 19th – early 20th c.
ca. 1880
late 19th – early 20th c.