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Basin

Description

Porcelain basin with a white glaze, with decoration of a carp leaping the falls of Longmen and inscription on rim incised through glaze: China, Ming Dynasty, probably 16th century

Museum reference

A.1925.581

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Basin

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

1500 - 1599

Style / Culture

Ming Dynasty, Chinese

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Porcelain

Associations

Depicted: Longmen (mythical), China, East Asia

Credit

Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund

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