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Large Chinese Qing dynasty polychrome crackled dish

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Department of the University of Pretoria Art

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This large porcelain dish is covered with a thick crackled glaze and decorated with precious Buddhist objects and a floral border in overglaze enamels. The base is sunken, glazed and marked with 4 Kangxi character marks in blue. Originally on the back of this dish was an inscription that read: “Coloured with agate and precious stones”.

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dish crackled glaze

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