Leaf-shaped dish with poem
This porcelain leaf draws inspiration from a ninth-century poem expressing the loneliness and sorrow of the passage of time. The verses are said to have been composed by a lady of the court, Han, on an autumn leaf, which floated out of the imperial estate through a water conduit. Here, the potter used underglaze copper red to create an autumnal color, a subtle layer of connection to the original story.
Artwork Details
- 明 景德鎮窯青花釉裡紅題詩紅葉盤
- Title: Leaf-shaped dish with poem
- Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
- Date: first half 17th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue and copper red (Jingdezhen ware)
- Dimensions: L. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1879
- Object Number: 79.2.1304
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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late 16th–early 17th century
China
early 17th century
China
second half 15th century
Chinese
1368–1644
China
late 17th–early 18th century
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