Title

Pale aubergine glazed saucer, Yongzheng period, Qing dynasty, China, 1723-1735. Artist: Unknown

Caption

A pale aubergine glazed saucer dish. The shallow flared sides are engraved on the underside with a continuous band of pomegranates growing from scrolled stems with many curled leaves. Chinese records show that dishes of this colour and design were supplied to the Qing imperial palace in 1729.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

1723

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_090

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,0Mb (399,3Kb) / 9,4in x 7,4in / 2822 x 2229 (300dpi)

Keywords

country China Chinese saucer color colour purple location century porcelain pottery artefact dynasty artifact qing dynasty glazed 18th century Eighteenth Century Museum of East Asian Art Yongzheng period object Unknown ceramic ceramic object