Dish in the form of a mallow flower
Dish in the form of a mallow flower
Dish in the form of a mallow flower
Dish in the form of a mallow flower

On view

Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Dish in the form of a mallow flower

Chinese
Southern Song dynasty, 1127–1279
2020-334

Information

Title
Dish in the form of a mallow flower
Medium
Black lacquer with metal rim
Dimensions
h. 2.5 × diam. 15.7 cm (1 × 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2020-334
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Southern Song
Type
dishes, lacquerware
Materials
wood, metal, lacquer
Subject
flowers, floral patterns, mallows

– Private collection (Japan).

– Naosuke Suematsu, Suichikudo Gallery, (Tokyo, Japan).

2004?–2014 Eiji Nishikawa, Nishikawa Art Gallery, Kyobashi (Tokyo, Japan), sold to J.J Lally & Co. (New York, NY), 2014.

2014–2020 J.J Lally & Co. (New York, NY), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2020.

Mallow Flower Shaped Dish

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