Plate with the initials T.J. and sailing scene

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Plate with the initials T.J. and sailing scene

China

Date
c. 1800
Medium
Porcelain
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

The central image on this plate shows a British East Indiaman of about 1800. The initials in the space left free in the rim design indicate that this was a popular generic underglaze blue design from Jingdezhen, to which any initials as well as vessel could be added in Canton. China, Asia

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