Underglaze Painted Chinese Porcelain Body/Rim Sherd

A Chinese hard paste porcelain body sherd, likely from a cup or bowl. Uses interior and exterior decoration. Exterior decoration features a scene with a boat, mountains and birds. Sherd shows severe fire damage.

• Object number

  1122.86, 1122.185

• Date made

  18th century

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 3.5 inches

• Decoration

  Underglaze Painted

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Hollowware

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Tea/Tableware

• Material

  Porcelain

• Context

  Lot 9, Test Cut AO1, Modern Looting Disturbance, (544.1122)

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Porcelain, Hard Paste

  Chinese

• Techniques

  Press Molded

  Burned