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Ding ware white porcelain is one of the most cherished ceramic types in China. This plate was impressed with a premade mold before the firing. Its delicate pattern of two deer galloping amid a floral ground enhances its visual appeal.
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金 定窯白瓷印花雙鹿紋盤
Title: Plate with two deer amid flowers
Period: Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Date: 12th–13th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain with mold-impressed decoration under ivory white glaze (Ding ware)
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm); Diam. of foot 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number: 18.69.1
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