Chinese Ming dynasty under-glazed Swatow dish

dc.contributor.other	Van Tilburg, J.A.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-06T14:52:00Z
dc.date.available	2016-07-06T14:52:00Z
dc.date.created	1580
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.description	The pinkish body of this Swatow dish with rounded sides and a narrow, everted rim is decorated on the interior with a central medallion showing the split-pagoda design: a river landscape with a boat; a human figure on a bridge approaching a pagoda, split by a channel from a temple complex in the foreground to forested and peaked mountains in the distance. The sides with four ornamental seals separated by four thorn-set cartouches comprising small landscapes with a human figure holding a parasol, or river scenes. The base is sunken, partially glazed and unmarked with kiln grit embedded in the glaze. There are several explanations regarding the origin of this peculiar design. One holds that the channel represents the split gateway as seen at Balinese pagodas, the other that the design is based on a map, perhaps of Jingdezhen. This plate is a typical example of polychrome Swatow, where decoration is done in bold overglaze green and black is used for the finer detail and outlining.	en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship	Ceramic 101	en_ZA
dc.format.extent	70 mm x 370 mm	en_ZA
dc.format.medium	Slip-glazed porcelain with overglaze enamels	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53919
dc.publisher	Department of the University of Pretoria Art	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures	en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries	D709788	en_ZA
dc.rights	Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Swatow dish	en_ZA
dc.title	Chinese Ming dynasty under-glazed Swatow dish	en_ZA
dc.type	Image	en_ZA