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Title

Dish decorated with a single artemisia leaf

late 16th century

Artist

Jingdezhen ware

China

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  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Jingdezhen → Jiangxi Province → China
    Period
    Ming dynasty 1368 - 1644 → China
    Date
    late 16th century
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
    Dimensions
    2.0 x 15.2 cm
    Credit
    Gift of Graham E. Fraser 1989
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    243.1989
    Copyright

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    Artist information
    Jingdezhen ware

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  • About

    This Ming piece exemplifies the Japanese taste in ceramics: a sparse, casual design combined with the technical defect of an "insect eaten" (mushikiu) rim where the glaze reveals the body and spots.

    Asian Art Dept., AGNSW, June 1989.

  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Jingdezhen

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