Dish

Item number Edz1039 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Dish with high, outward-slanting sides and raised foot ring. Decoration in on interior and consists of cursory blue brush strokes possibly representing a Chinese character encircled and a small character consisting of two squares, one above the other, scratched through the glaze encircled by a lighter blue ring and then an unglazed ring. The sides have two green designs on opposite sides. Unglazed ring above foot reveals reddish body.

History Of Use

Wealthier families owned dishes of this type, perhaps a group of 25, to have on hand for banquets held on festive occasions such as the marriage of a son. They were used for the serving of special festival foods. Few families were able to own a set of this size, but they would loan them to others and replace them if they were broken.

Specific Techniques

The unglazed circle suggests that the plates were stacked in the kiln.

Narrative

This object was purchased in a shop in Macao that sold second-hand goods and antiques. This dish likely was made in the well-known kilns at Wun Yiu, Tai Po.