Jingdezhen ware
(China)
- Title
- Tea plate
- Place of origin
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Jingdezhen →
Jiangxi Province →
China
- Cultural origin
- Style: export ware.
- Period
- Kangxi 1662 - 1722 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Year
- late 17th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain with underglaze decoration
- Dimensions
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2.7 x 15.7cm
- Credit
- Bequest of the Hon. Sir Colin Davidson 1961
- Accession number
- EC6.1961
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The rim of the plate is decorated with waves of water, while in the centre is a four sharp-clawed dragon fighting furiously over a flaming pearl with a carp, surrounded by splashes of water created by this battle. On the outside wall of the plate are six symbols of Buddhism. Carps in Chinese legend are often associated with dragons such as in the story of “Carps jump over the dragon gate”, in which carps become dragons after leaping over the dragon gate on the Yellow River. To this day in China, this tale is widely used to encourage young people to overcome difficulties and achieve great success.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, January 2012
- Exhibition history (2)
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Purchases and Acquisitions for 1961, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Apr 1962–25 May 1962.
Dragon (2012), Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 Jan 2012–06 May 2012.
