Dish with Rock, Peonies, Chrysanthemums, and Fungus

Red square dish with gold floral design. The dish has a wide, flat base and straight sides that rise to a flat rim. The interior of the dish is red with a gold design in the center, depicting a tree with peonies and chrysanthemums. A rock is positioned among the flowers. The gold design is bordered by a thin gold line. The exterior of the dish is not visible. The background is dark at the top and light at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:: mid-16th century
Medium:: Porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware)
Culture:: China
Dimensions:: 600 × 450 px
Museum record:: View original