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Most of the porcelain made for export to Europe in the late sixteenth and first half of the seventeenth century was blue-and-white. This is an extremely rare example of kraak ware painted using colored enamels.
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Title: Plate with vase of flowers
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: mid-17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); Diam. of foot 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of David Griffin, 2018
Object Number: 2018.656
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