"Ruby-Back" Dish
Chinese Qing Dynasty
second quarter 18th century
Medium
porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels
Dimensions
overall: 3.5 x 20.9 cm (1 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Classification
Decorative Art
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.553
About the Artist
Chinese Qing Dynasty
"Chinese Qing Dynasty" serves as a collective attribution in museum collections for anonymous artworks produced during China's Qing era (1644–1912), encompassing the works of imperial workshop artisans rather than a single individual. These creators operated primarily from the imperial kilns at Jingdezhen, where potters, painters, and enamellers collaborated under strict court oversight, though sp...