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	enlarge image map of region CHINESE OBJECTS FROM THE COLLECTION Chinese Bronzes of the Shang and Zhou Periods Han Dynasty Bronzes Early Chinese Ceramics Sculpture from Tombs Chinese Buddhist Sculpture Tang and Liao Dynasty Metalwork Ceramics of the Song and Jin Periods Porcelains of the Yuan and Early Ming Periods Imperial Chinese Ceramics of the 15th Century Ceramics of the Late Ming Period Qing Dynasty Porcelain Landscape Painting in China Jade and Lacquer in China		Saucer China, Jiangxi Province; Ming period (1368-1644), late 14th century Porcelain painted with underglaze copper red (Jingdezhen ware) H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); D. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art 1979.152 This saucer is decorated in underglaze copper-red pigment, which fired to a dull gray, evidencing the difficulties in working with this color. Saucers such as this one were often used to hold tripod vessels made of bronze or ceramic, and it is possible that this lobed saucer, decorated with scrolling flowers, once served as a cup stand on an altar or family shrine.
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