Dish with birds in a water landscape
ca. 1600 - ca. 1624
Medium
porcelain with underglaze blue
Dimensions
50.5; 25.5; 9.7
About this artwork
Legaat van M.F.G. Andel-Backer van Leuven, Den Haag
Art Historical Context
This stunning dish, titled *Dish with Birds in a Water Landscape*, is a example of late Ming dynasty porcelain from China dating to around 1600–1624. Crafted anonymously by skilled potters likely in Jingdezhen—the epicenter of porcelain production—the piece measures an impressive 9.7 high and 50.5 cm in diameter, making it a grand charger suitable for display or serving. Its medium, porcelain with undergl blue, features cobalt pigment painted beneath a clear glaze and fired at high temperatures, yielding the iconic vibrant blue hues against a pristine white body that made Chinese porcelain wor...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...