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Lidded dish
Lidded dish

Lidded dish

Place of OriginChina and Indonesia
Dateapprox. 1500-1600
MaterialsBlue and white porcelain with gold overlay
DimensionsH. 3/4 in x Diam. 2 1/4 in, H. 1.9 cm x Diam. 5.7 cm
Credit LineGift of Francesca M. Bacon
Object number1988.13
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsCeramics
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For centuries, ceramics from China (and also Vietnam and Thailand) were imported into Indonesia in huge quantities. The finest of these were treasured and treated as heirlooms. This tiny sixteenth-century Chinese porcelain bowl has had overlaid on its lid an elaborate Indonesian gold decoration.