About this work
Ming blue-and-white porcelain of the first half of the fifteenth century shows a perfect balance between ornamental design – here a scrolling floral meander-and-wave border – and the space it occupies. The uneven, slightly blurred character of the underglaze cobalt decoration is caused by tiny bubbles in the thick glaze that distort the outlines. Wares of this type were avidly sought after in the Islamic world; such Ming porcelains inspired the design of ceramics produced at Iznik in Ottoman Anatolia.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Accession Number
558-D4
Department
Asian Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Physical description
Deep dish, underglaze blue, interior floral scrolls, wave pattern at rim.