Dish with design of an archer in a garden

Dish with Archer Houyi 后羿 Shooting at Deer in the Clouds Motif

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), Kangxi period (1662-1722)

  • Titles Dish with Archer Houyi ?? Shooting at Deer in the Clouds Motif (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium porcelain with underglaze decoration
  • Dimensions 1 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. Diam. (3.2 x 16.8 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Thaddeus H. Crenshaw, 2002.74
  • Work Type dish
  • Classification Containers

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