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Scenes of children and families, like the one on this porcelain dish, became increasingly popular during the Qing dynasty. The central scene represents an intimate moment in which a man seated in the hall of a two-story house watches his wife and two boys play in a walled garden
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清 景德鎮窯青花嬰戯盤
Title: Dish with scene of a family
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: early 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); Diam. of rim 10 in. (25.4 cm); Diam. of foot 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
Object Number: 79.2.348
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