Skip main navigation

Collections: Asian Art: Plate

Want to add this object to a set? Please join the Posse, or log in.

Plate

Medium: Porcelain with underglaze
Place Made: China
Dates: 1368-1644
Dynasty: Ming Dynasty
Markings: 6 character mark "Da Ming xuande nian zhi" on the base.
Collections: Asian Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 47.201
Credit Line: Henry L. Batterman Fund
Image: Overall, 47.201_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Chinese blue-and-white porcelain plate. Made of fine-grained porcelain clay which fires tan on exposure to the kiln. Many small imperfections in body clay. Wide flat rim with scalloped edge; sturdy foot rim. Painted in underglaze cobalt which fires to a silvery blue. Rim design of lotus. Central design of cranes and pine. Under rim design of bird and flowering branch. All executed in an outline and wash technique. 6 character mark Da Ming xuande nian zhi on the base. This piece dates to the 16th century and is an example of Kraak Porcelain.

Tags

Separate each tag with a space: painting portrait.

Or join words together in one tag by using double quotes: "Brooklyn Museum."

Tags by Posse

lesliebee (5)
- plate
- stork
- birds
- porcelain
- glaze
nolocontendere (3)
- plate
- antique
- porcelain
JoannaLundberg (5)
- crane
- underglaze
- plate
- scalloped rim
- lotus
mayotic (5)
- Birds
- Porcelain
- Round
- Decorative Object
- Plate
erin_trying (2)
- crane
- plate

Search the Collection

Location: 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York 11238-6052
Telephone: (718) 638-5000; TTY: (718) 399-8440
Admission: Suggested Contribution: $10; Students with Valid ID: $6; Adults 62 and over: $6; Members: Free; Children under 12: Free
Hours: Wednesday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday: 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Get detailed hours
Subway: Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum Get detailed directions