Name/Title
PlateEntry/Object ID
A1982.14.225Description
Circular plate standing on a foot ring, painted in underglaze blue with five birds and five vignettes of shrubs and rocks on the rim; a band of diaperwork with three reserved panels on the side of the well; and a landscape scene with a willow tree, oversized flowers, and a lattice work fence in the center of the well.
Similar birds and shrubs appear on tea wares that were part of the cargo of the Swedish East India Company ship Gotheborg, which sank in 1745 (Wastfelt, et al, Porcelain from the East Indiaman Gotheborg (1990), 108-123.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1740 - circa 1750Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
JingdezhenLocation
ChinaRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaMaterial
Hard Paste PorcelainRelationships
Related Events
Event
1982 Archeological Excavation