Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Saucer Rim Sherd

One small and thin Chinese-Export porcelain rim sherd from a saucer with blue underglaze painted decoration on the interior. The rim has a fish roe pattern and the central motif cannot be determined due to the size of the sherd.

• Object number

  262.13

• Date made

  1740 - 1770

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 6.5 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Saucer

• Patterns

  Fish Roe

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 12, Test Cut F: Wall Cleaning (624.262)

• Forms

  Rim

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese

• Techniques

  Press Molded