Details

Object type

dish

Place Associated

China, Jingdezhen (place of manufacture)

Date

Qing Dynasty, Kangxi period, 1662-1722

Materials

Porcelain with underglaze powder blue and overglaze enamel decoration

Dimensions

overall: 63 mm x 404 mm x 404 mm 2020 g

Description

Large dish, porcelain slanting sides edged with brown; decorated with powder blue in which are reserves in famille verte enamels; in centre large eight foil panel containing pair of lovers in a garden; round sides eight quatrefoil panels containing flowering plants and landscapes. This dish depicts an episode taken from 'The Romance of the Western Chamber', a Chinese love story.

Credit Line/Donor

Gifted by Sir William and Lady Burrell to the City of Glasgow, 1944

Collection

Burrell Collection: Chinese Pottery [Stoneware, Porcelain]

ID Number

38.1321

Location

Burrell Collection