清康熙 景德鎮窯青花開光仕女花卉紋盤|Plate with cartouches of women and plants
Unknown Artist
Medium
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions
H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
China · Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1918
Accession Number
18.61.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate porcelain plate, crafted during the Kangxi period (1662–1722) of China's Qing dynasty, exemplifies the of Jingdezhen kiln production—the imperial porcelain capital renowned worldwide. Measuring just 6½ inches, it features underglaze cobalt blue decorations within reserved cartouches (kaiguang depicting elegant ladies (shinü) amid blooming flowers. These motifs evoke refinement and harmony, common in Kangxi wares that blended Ming dynasty revival with innovative finesse. Jingdezhen porcelain painters applied cobalt oxide directly onto the unfired clay body, then covered it with a...