Dish with the eight auspicious Buddhist symbols
Datelate 15th century
Label TextChenghua porcelain has long been the focus of collectors and connoisseurs. The eight auspicious Buddhist symbols embellish this superb example of late 15th-century blue-and-white porcelain, reflecting the Chenghua emperor's preoccupation with Buddhism. The Wheel of the Law in the center is surrounded by the conch shell, canopy, umbrella, lotus flower, fish, vase, and endless knot.
Object number51.85
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Timeless Grandeur: Art from China"
April 25, 2002 - June 12, 2005
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.Published ReferencesFinlay, Robert. "The Pilgrim Art: Cultures of Porcelain in World History". Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: University of California Press, 2010, illustrated pl. 15
Emerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 56.
Foong, Ping, Xiaojin Wu, and Darielle Mason. "An Asian Art Museum Transformed." Orientations vol. 51, no. 3 (May/June 2020): p. 61, reproduced fig. 22 (installation view).Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 9/16 in. (3.97 cm), height
7 1/2 in. (19 cm), diameter
Diam. of bottom: 4 5/8 in.
MediumPorcelain with underglaze cobalt-blue decoration
log in
