Dish with Scholar in a Landscape

ca. 1655–70

Not on view

Landscape imagery was particularly popular in Chinese ceramics of the mid-seventeenth century, a period often described as transitional, when imperial control of the great kiln complex at Jingdezhen faltered and the lack of oversight allowed potters to develop new shapes and styles of decoration.

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Title: Dish with Scholar in a Landscape
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Shunzhi period (1644–61)
Date: ca. 1655–70
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a clear glaze (Jiangxi Province; Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: Diam. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Object Number: 79.2.384
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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