Deep Dish

Title (Dublin Core): Deep Dish
Description (Dublin Core): The design of this bowl, with a central panel of birds and flowers surrounded by a segmented rim, is typical of the earliest Chinese porcelain made for export to Europe, known as Kraak ware. Produced from the Wanli period (1573–1619) to the end of the Ming dynasty in 1644, these wares were not as refined in shape or decoration as pieces meant for the Chinese court. The origin of the name Kraak was most likely the large Portuguese trading ships used for Asian trade called carracks on which these porcelains were transported to Europe. Kraak porcelain was frequently featured in Dutch still life paintings of foreign luxuries.
Identifier (Dublin Core): 2004.28.229
Coverage (Dublin Core): China
Spatial Coverage (Dublin Core): European
Date (Dublin Core): ca. 1600
Medium (Dublin Core): blue-and-white (ceramic glaze); Dimensions: 2 3/16 × 14 3/8 in. (5.5 × 36.5 cm)
Creator (Dublin Core): Unknown
Subject (Dublin Core): China trade porcelain; Blue and white ware--China; Ceramics; Kraak porcelain
Publisher (Dublin Core): Brooklyn Museum
Rights (Dublin Core): Creative Commons-BY