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Dish with floral decoration
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Details
- Associated place
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Asia › China › Fujian province (place of creation)Asia › China › Fujian province › Dehua kilns (possible place of creation)Asia › China › Fujian province (Anxi kilns) (possible place of creation)
- Date
- 13th century - 1st half of the 14th century
- Material and technique
- porcelain, with incised and combed decoration under a white glaze
- Dimensions
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8.3 cm (height)
30.5 cm (diameter)
at foot 10.2 cm (diameter)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1978.
- Accession no.
- EA1978.407
Glossary (2)
glaze, porcelain
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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
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porcelain
Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.
Location
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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Second floor | Room 38 | China from 800
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