Dish
ca. 1730 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This porcelain dish was made in the Jingdezhen kilns of southern China during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723-35). By this time, the potters already mastered the use of the pink enamel, which was introduced in the colour palette used for decorating porcelain, glass and enamelled metals in about 1720. Due to the predominance of pink, this kind of porcelain was called 'famille rose' by European collectors of the mid 1800s.
The inscription in ink on the base reading 'N=176 I' shows that the dish was part of the Dresden collection of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony or 'August the Strong', who died in 1733.
The inscription in ink on the base reading 'N=176 I' shows that the dish was part of the Dresden collection of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony or 'August the Strong', who died in 1733.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels |
| Brief description | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels of the famille rose type, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng reign, ca. 1730 |
| Physical description | Porcelain dish painted in polychrome enamels of the famille rose colour scheme with branches of peonies and chrysanthemums that run over the side of the dish and on the back; an inscription in ink on the base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Dresden mark 'N=176 I' in ink on the base |
| Gallery label | Floral dish
China, Yongzheng reign, about 1730
Museum nos. Circ.684-1931, formerly in the collection of Augustus the Strong of Saxony(2009) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This porcelain dish was made in the Jingdezhen kilns of southern China during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor (1723-35). By this time, the potters already mastered the use of the pink enamel, which was introduced in the colour palette used for decorating porcelain, glass and enamelled metals in about 1720. Due to the predominance of pink, this kind of porcelain was called 'famille rose' by European collectors of the mid 1800s. The inscription in ink on the base reading 'N=176 I' shows that the dish was part of the Dresden collection of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony or 'August the Strong', who died in 1733. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.684-1931 |
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| Record created | August 22, 2008 |
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