Chinese Ming dynasty famille verte polychrome saucer-dish

dc.date.accessioned2016-07-06T15:22:17Z
dc.date.available2016-07-06T15:22:17Z
dc.date.created1662
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionThis early Kangxi famille verte porcelain saucer-dish is decorated principally in red and green with a border of the Three Friends of Winter, Pine, Prunus and Bamboo around the rim, bands of trellis patterns alternating with panels of peach fruit on the cavetto and five medallion-like phoenixes between lotus tassels. The base has a grooved stand-ring, is sunken, glazed and marked with six Kangxi character marks in concentric circles in underglaze blue. The Three Friends of Winter (Pine, Prunus and Bamboo) is one of the earliest floral designs found on porcelain. The Chinese link them as “friends” because they alone flourish during the winter when other vegetation is dormant. They thus symbolize steadfastness in the face of adversity. Bamboo will bend, but not break and pine is evergreen. The prunus also flowers during the winter snows.en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipCeramic 101en_ZA
dc.format.extent75 mm x 360 mmen_ZA
dc.format.mediumUnderglaze blue and overglaze enamelled porcelainen_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/53933
dc.publisherDepartment of the University of Pretoria Arten_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculpturesen_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseriesD700127en_ZA
dc.rightsCopyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectSaucer dishen_ZA
dc.titleChinese Ming dynasty famille verte polychrome saucer-dishen_ZA
dc.typeImageen_ZA

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