Harvard Art Museums > 1940.186: Circular Dish with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior and Alternating Blossoming and Fruiting Branches on the Exterior Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Circular Dish with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior and Alternating Blossoming and Fruiting Branches on the Exterior , 1940.186,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/205505. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1940.186 Title Circular Dish with Decoration of Two Dragons Pursuing a Flaming Jewel on the Interior and Alternating Blossoming and Fruiting Branches on the Exterior Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date late 16th-early 17th century Places Creation Place: East Asia, China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen Period Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/205505 Physical Descriptions Medium Porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamel designs and yellow enamel ground added at a later date; with spurious overglaze black enamel mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle also covered in yellow enamel Dimensions Diam. 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Samuel C. Davis Accession Year 1940 Object Number 1940.186 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
