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Dish with design of floral scrolls
Dish with design of floral scrolls

Dish with design of floral scrolls

Place of OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China; Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province
Date1662-1722
DynastyQing dynasty (1644-1911), Reign of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722)
MaterialsPorcelain with incised and underglaze blue and overglaze multicolor decoration
DimensionsH. 1 3/4 in x Diam. 8 in, H. 4.4 cm x Diam. 20.3 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object number2010.153
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
On View
On view
Location
  • Gallery Location   Loggia 6
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Underglaze Red and Underglaze Blue, with Overglaze Multicolor Decoration

Just as cobalt was used to achieve underglaze blue decorations, copper was fired to achieve a red color. In the 1700s, ceramics decorated with what was considered to be the best red—a clear, bright shade of the color— were made at the imperially supervised kilns.

This case displays the combination of underglaze and overglaze decoration used in the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties known as the doucai (“competing colors”) technique, in which blue underglaze outlines are filled in with overglaze multicolor enamels.