Dish with dragon
This dish illuminates the aesthetic taste evolving across Chinese ceramics during the second millennium. Until the late fourteenth century, monochrome wares dominated the luxury market and were highly appreciated for their elegant forms and subtle patterns. Vivid colors eventually won the favor of the Ming court around 1400, and painted surface decorations in polychrome palettes became mainstream in the following centuries. Artists exchanged designs across media and demonstrated an appreciation of antiquarianism by imitating ancient works.
Artwork Details
- 宋 定窯白瓷劃花龍紋盤
- Title: Dish with dragon
- Period: Song dynasty (960–1279)
- Date: 11th–12th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain with incised decoration under ivory white glaze (Ding ware)
- Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diam. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
- Object Number: 1985.214.133
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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