Dish with a scene of tea cultivation
about 1730-1750
Medium/TechniqueHard-paste porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze
Dimensions12 1/2 in (31.75 cm) in diameter
Credit LineGift of Mr. William A. Viall III in memory of Gretchen E. Viall
Accession number2016.569
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
ProvenanceAbout 1990/2000, probably sold by Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston, to Gretchen Viall (d. 2016), Providence, RI; 2016, by inheritance to her son, William A. Viall, III, Providence; 2016, gift of William A. Viall to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)
17th century
17th century
late 17th century
14th century
late 13th–early 14th century
1664–1911
late 17th–18th century
17th century
Porcelain: about 1700–22; Mounts: about 1750