Dish
Category
Ceramics
Date
1700 - 1720
Materials
Porcelain, cobalt
Measurements
10.25 ins (Dia)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Saltram, Devon
NT 871083
Summary
Dish, porcelain, round with everted rim, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, Kangxi period (1662–1722), early 18th century, decorated in underglaze blue with an image of a pair of dragons surrounded by flames chasing a wish-granting jewel in the centre, a band with waves reserved in white against blue around the rim.
Full description
A pair of similarly decorated dishes was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 22 June 2021, lot 40.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust by Montagu Brownlow Parker, 5th Earl of Morley (1878-1962), 1957.