Old Banko Ware Dish

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: stoneware; gold; dark brown lacquer

DimensionsOverall: 4.6 x 32.2 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineCollected by Arthur R. Menzies and given by his children Ken and Norah Menzies

Object number2010.011.007

DescriptionShallow circular dish has a wide flat rim, rounded sides and a short straight foot. The interior well is gently curved and has a crackled white glaze with coloured overglaze decorative details depicting a scene with four figures in a landscape with trees and rocks. One male figure holds a partially opened scroll with calligraphy, while an elderly man with a staff and a woman and another man look on. The rim of the dish is painted gold and the exterior (excluding the underside of the base) is painted with dark brown lacquer.

Status

Not on view