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Blue and White Plate with Village Scene

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plates (general, dishes)
China
n.d.
porcelain; underglaze; blue decoration
overall: 3.50 cm x 22.50 cm x 22.50 cm
Blue and white porcealain plate densely decorated. A pagoda, a form of Buddhist temple, is in the center of a mountain village scene that features a house with two dogs and three figures in front of it, a bridge with two figures nearby, trees, and mountains in the background. Birds form a v-formation in the sky. The rim of the plate features floral patterns and stupas, which are dome-shaped religous monuments that predate Buddhism. The stupas can symbolize the Buddha, the path to Enlightenment, and the universe simultaneously.

This plate was likely made as a trade item for the European market.
A pagoda, which is a form of Buddhist temple, stands in the
background of this scene. These multi-tiered towers emerged from Indian
commemorative monuments called stupas – dome-shaped religious
buildings that predate Buddhism. Stupas can symbolize the Buddha, the
path to Enlightenment, and the universe simultaneously. Stupas circle the
rim of this Chinese plate. Here, Buddha is represented through structure
and shape rather than through human form, illustrating the connections
between Buddhism and place.
Blue and white porcealain plate densely decorated. A pagoda, a form of Buddhist temple, is in the center of a mountain village scene that features a house with two dogs and three figures in front of it, a bridge with two figures nearby, trees, and mountains in the background. Birds form a v-formation in the sky. The rim of the plate features floral patterns and stupas, which are dome-shaped religous monuments that predate Buddhism. The stupas can symbolize the Buddha, the path to Enlightenment, and the universe simultaneously.

This plate was likely made as a trade item for the European market.
birds, bridges, dogs, flowers, human figures, landscape, pagodas, plates (vessels for food), shores, stupas, trees
plate, porcelain, village, bridge, dogs, stupa, mountains, floral, birds
Ceramics
Gift of Dr. Sydney W. Jackman
U009.16.132

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