Large dish of porcelain. Made in China, Ming Dynasty, Chengua, 1465-1487. Measurements:
h: 2 5/8 in; diam: 12 7/8 in; base: 8 in Provenance:
Possibly Tonying, dealer; from whom purchased by John Sparks Ltd., November 1913; from whom purchased by William Burrell, 20 April 1918, £20; by whom gifted to the Corporation of the City of Glasgow, 1944.
Manuscript sources
John Sparks Ltd., Stock Book Nov 1913, stock no.5363: bought from Tonying; Day Book 1918 p.20, 5 April 1918: ‘1 only Ming green ground dish’, sold with stock no.1129 [38_949-950] for £38.
Sir William Burrell, Purchase Book 1918, p.42: ‘1 Ming green ground dish, utensils etc. in aubergine, green & yellow (damaged)’. |
