Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, painted in polychrome enamels in the famille verte palette and gilt. On a ground of trellis diaper studded with dragons are six reserved panels in the shape of fruit and leaves, containing a qilin; birds; a fisherman on a lake; geese and peonies; chrysanthemums with insects; fishes, and surrounding another which contains furniture of the scholar's table. Round the rim on a ground of butterflies and flowers are six reserved panels containing stylised chrysanthemums.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels in the famille verte palette and gilt, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, painted in polychrome enamels in the famille verte palette and gilt. On a ground of trellis diaper studded with dragons are six reserved panels in the shape of fruit and leaves, containing a qilin; birds; a fisherman on a lake; geese and peonies; chrysanthemums with insects; fishes, and surrounding another which contains furniture of the scholar's table. Round the rim on a ground of butterflies and flowers are six reserved panels containing stylised chrysanthemums. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | An artemisia leaf in a double circle, in underglaze blue |
| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Register |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan no. 7 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1086-1910 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2009 |
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