Dish with Dragon and Phoenix
The five-clawed dragon, a symbol of the emperor, is paired here with the phoenix, often associated with the empress.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dish with Dragon and Phoenix
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Wanli mark and period (1573–1620)
- Date: late 16th–early 17th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diam. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm); Diam. of rim 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm); Diam. of foot 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.118.17
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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