Fine Tek Sing Plate

Object Description

A fine Tek Sing porcelain plate, displaying different hues of under glaze blue pigment. The plate has been crudely decorated with scrolls rendered through rushed brushes of paint. A wave motif frames the central panel and four stylized leaves feature near the rim. The reverse in unmodelled.
Date: Circa early 19th century AD
Period: Qing Dynasty

Object History

From the 1822 Tek Sing shipwreck that was discovered by Michael Hatcher in 1999.

Object Condition

Fine condition. Small areas of discoloration and sea water encrustation may be visible.

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