Tazza of Chinese porcelain from the wreck of the Dutch East Indiaman Witte Leeuw

anonymous

before 1613

porcelain, glaze

Rijksmuseum

A white porcelain footed bowl decorated with blue floral motifs and horizontal blue stripes on its foot. The bowl has a slightly flared rim and a pedestal base. A Tazza. In the centre an unclear motive is drawn encircled by a double band on which is drawn clockwise a peony, a spray of peaches, a chrysanthemum and prunus flowers. Between them tufts of grass. On the outside three groups of dots are drawn. The trapezium-shaped foot is thick and decorated with two bands. On the base a reign mark is handwritten: cheng hua nien chih.