Saucer with pearl chasing dragons and flowering plants
c. 1875 - c. 1908
Medium
turning
Dimensions
2.8; 6.7; 10.6
About this artwork
porselein met glazuur
Art Historical Context
This delicate saucer, titled *Saucer with Pearl-Chasing Dragons and Flowering Plants*, late 19th-century porcelain craftsmanship from an anonymous artist, likely working in China during the waning years of the Qing dynasty (. 1875–1908). Measuring just 2.8 cm high and 10.6 cm in diameter, it was meticulously shaped using the turning technique—thrown and refined on a potter's wheel its smooth, precise form. The body is fine porcelain coated with a glossy glaze ("porselen met glazuur" in Dutch), a hallmark of traditional East Asian ceramics that enhances both durability and vibrancy. The saucer...
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...