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Collection of 2 pieces of porcelain & a lacquer dish

Unknown artist, 1465–1619

1) Porcelain cup, decorated with cocks, hens and chickens feeding among the flowers and rocks. Mark and period of Emperor Cheng Hua (1465-1487); 2) Porcelain dish, with pale yellow glaze. Mark and period of Emperor Cheng Te (1506-1521); 3) Lacquer dish, with inlaid and incised decoration of a dragon pursuing a flaming pearl, and with flower-scrolls on the inside and outside of the edge. Mark of Emperor Wan Li (1573-1619), dated 1595.

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Title of artwork, date

Collection of 2 pieces of porcelain & a lacquer dish, 1465–1619

Date supported

1965

Medium and material

Porcelain, lacquer

Dimensions

Diameter: 1) 8.4 cm 2) 17.5 cm 3) 21 cm

Grant

2120

Total cost

2120

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