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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Jingdezhen (made)

Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels in the doucai technique, with a pine-tree, deer, fungi and bamboos, all symbols of longevity. The emblems are arranged in two landscapes, one in a central medallion, the other forming a continuos border on the rim. The underside of the rim is painted with bamboo-foliage.

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain
Object type	Dish
Materials and techniques	Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels Porcelain Glaze Cobalt Oxide Glazed Painted
Brief description	Dish, porcelain with emblems of longevity decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels in doucai style, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)
Physical description	Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze polychrome enamels in the doucai technique, with a pine-tree, deer, fungi and bamboos, all symbols of longevity. The emblems are arranged in two landscapes, one in a central medallion, the other forming a continuos border on the rim. The underside of the rim is painted with bamboo-foliage.
Dimensions	Diameter: 15.9cm
Styles	Yongzheng Doucai
Marks and inscriptions	'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue Translation Made in the Yongzheng period of the great Qing dynasty Transliteration .
Credit line	Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland
Object history	Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production	from label
Subjects depicted	Trees, Pine Deer Magic Fungus Bamboo
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	641-1907

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Record created	February 6, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O186628/dish-unknown/

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