Title
Offering dish
Year/Period
Late 19th-early 20th centuries
Region
Straits Settlements and Indonesia
Object Type
Dimension
Gross measurement: H: 6.0,
x W: 7.6,
x D: 7.7cm
x W: 7.6,
x D: 7.7cm
Accession No.
2011-01536
Collection of
This thickly potted offering dish has a fluted rim, shallow centre and a high footring. It is richly decorated with phoenix and peony motifs while the inner rim features the auspicious Eight Buddhist Emblems.Altar vessels like this example were used only for making religious offerings. Yellow enamelled wares were reserved for use on the grand altar while 'famille rose' porcelain was most likely to have been used at the ancestral altar, where elaborate offerings of food were made at least four times a year. Altar vessels also included bowls, dishes, dishes and spoons, which were laid out as if to present a meal to the ancestors.
