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The dish shows a riverscape scene with boats and pine trees in the foreground. The inscription reads: Through this object I present you a picture of the Xiang River. The Xiang River is a tributary of the Yangzi River in Hunan province, associated with Chinese literature and history, and borders the Jiangnan region. The scenery and inscription imitate Chinese literati paintings of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund
4 November 2003(Christie’s Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4 November 2003, lot 17, sold to a Dutch private collection)
2003-2019?A Dutch private collection
2019(Feng-Chun Ma Chinese & Japanese Art Consultancy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
2019-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2019-present
Overall: 12.3 公分 (4 13/16 英吋)
陶瓷
jia wu wei jun zeng Xiang jiang yi hua ti
Through this object, I present you a picture of the Xiang River
The Xiang River is a tributary of the Yangzi River in Hunan province, which was a popular theme in literati art.
大明嘉靖年製
Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi
Apocryphal inscription reading "made in the Ming dynasty, Jiajing period."
青花
