Water Tray
1423–1435
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Caption
Water Tray, 1423–1435. Porcelain with underglaze, 2 9/16 × 2 5/8 × 3 7/8 in. (6.5 × 6.7 × 9.8 cm) D at top: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm) D at base: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Helen B. Waterman, 51.131.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Water Tray
Date
1423–1435
Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
Period
Xuande Period
Geography
Place made: Jiangxi, China
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze
Classification
Dimensions
2 9/16 × 2 5/8 × 3 7/8 in. (6.5 × 6.7 × 9.8 cm) D at top: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm) D at base: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
Markings
Xuande reign mark near top rim: "Da Ming xuande nian zhi"
Credit Line
Gift of Helen B. Waterman
Accession Number
51.131.1
Frequent Art Questions
What does the writing on this piece say?
The characters on the very top of this little water pot are reign marks and indicate the emperor under which this was made. This one says "Made during the Xuande reign of the Great Ming" (Da Ming Xuande nian zhi).Tell me a little about this.
This is a blue and white porcelain work from the Ming dynasty. By the end of the Ming dynasty, after these wares had become popular in China among the elite, they began to be exported for European buyers.
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