Chinese plate
Date18th century
Maker
Chinese
, Jingdezhen
Label TextOxblood (sang de boeuf ) is one of the names for this brilliant red glaze. Jingdezhen potters created the vivid red by adding a small amount of colloidal copper to the glaze, not by the addition of human blood or precious gems, as legend suggests.
Object number44.168
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
DimensionsDiameter: 8 1/4 in.
MediumHard paste porcelain