Dish with Calligraphic designHeight: 2 inches (5.1 cm);
Diameter: 9 inches (22.9 cm)Porcelaneous stoneware w/ pale underglaze cobalt blueGift of Dr. John E. Szatai84.108.0020Dish with Calligraphic designs. Porcelaneous stoneware w/ pale underglaze cobalt blue. Straight sides tapering to a narrow foot ring; central roundel enclosing the character Fu (happiness) in cursive script with abstract swirls on the sides; unglazed band around the center; of buff color. Outside walls glazed but undecorated. Foot ring unglazed with indented glazed bottom and remnants of undecipherable mark.Ceramics19997517667Unidentified artistChina