Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Teaware Base Sherd

One small Chinese export porcelain base sherd from a teaware vessel with an underglaze blue painted decoration on the interior. The interior motif is surrounded by two concentric circles but the central pattern cannot be determined. The sherd may possibly be from a teacup, bowl, or possibly a saucer.

• Object number

  1012.77

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Teaware, General

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 15, Test Cut S, Wooden Box: Disturbed Soil within Wooden Box (624.1012)

• Forms

  Base

• Ware types

  Chinese Porcelain

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

• Techniques

  Press Molded