Title
'Master of the Rocks' dish, Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, China, 1671. Artist: Unknown
Caption
'Master of the Rocks' dish decorated with landscape in underglaze blue and red, Kangxi period, Qing dynasty, China, 1671. A small circular dish with slightly everted rim painted in the centre with a landscape scene with a scholar crossing a bridge approaching a pavilion within circular double-line bordered medallion. The scholar, distant mountains, bridges and trees are all painted in underglaze blue in the style of the 'Master of the Rocks', except for the foliage of a tree in the centre, which is drawn in underglaze red. The inner mouth rim is decorated by a narrow band of classic scroll. The footrim has a narrow concave groove forming a double foot rim, which is commonly found in this period.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
1671
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B72_045
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
17,9Mb (488,2Kb) / 7,4in x 9,4in / 2215 x 2832 (300dpi)