Sauce boat with landscape decoration
| Accession Nr.: | 51.177.1 |
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| Type: | vessel; object for daily use; pottery |
| Date of production: |
Second quarter of 17th century, cca. 1640
Ming dynasty |
| Place of production: |
| Materials: | porcelain |
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| Techniques: | underglaze blue |
| Dimensions: | height: 11 cm width: 17.5 cm diameter (base): 6.2 cm |
This is a sauce boat with a handle and a lip, produced for export to the West. Presumably, it was made in the Chongzhen reign (1628–1644) and belonged to a large table set. Above the base, there are four swastikas.