Dish with design of an archer in a garden Zhang Xian surrounded by boys to shoot the dog star which causes death among young boys Worshipped as proecter of children and bringer of sons Dish with Archer Houyi 后羿 Shooting at Deer in the Clouds Motif

Dish with Archer Zhang Xian Shooting at the Dog Star in the Clouds Motif

China

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

  • Titles Dish with Archer Zhang Xian Shooting at the Dog Star in the Clouds Motif (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue
  • 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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