Dish
1723-1735 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, circular, painted in the middle in overglaze polychrome enamels with a Daoist deity He Xian Gu floating on a cloud among waves. The rim is decorated with dragons moulded in slight relief. On the left is a red seal painter's mark: Bian shi.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain moulded in slight relief and painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain moulded in slight relief and painted in overglaze enamels with a Daoist deity, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, circular, painted in the middle in overglaze polychrome enamels with a Daoist deity He Xian Gu floating on a cloud among waves. The rim is decorated with dragons moulded in slight relief. On the left is a red seal painter's mark: Bian shi. |
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| 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. The painter's mark, Bian shi, recurs on 648-197 and on C.76-199. |
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| Accession number | 648A-1907 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2009 |
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