Charger
16th to mid-17th century (possibly)
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
This magnificent service plate for formal occasions was made for export to the Middle East, most likely Iran. A similar example exists in the Topkapi Saray Palace Museum in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
- Medium
- porcelain, underglaze, cobalt, blue, decoration
- Dynasty
- Ming Dynasty
- Period
- Ming Dynasty
- Dimensions
- 3 15/16 x 20 3/8 in. (10 x 51.8 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2004.112.18
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien
- Exhibitions
- Infinite Blue
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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