Saucer
1725-1730 (made)
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Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Octagonal. Painted in enamel colours and gold in Kakiemon style. In the middle with a medallion enclosing red chrysanthemums on a ground of purple diaper-pattern; on the rim are Paulownia imperialis and other flowers in colours.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Saucer, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1725-30 |
| Physical description | Saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Octagonal. Painted in enamel colours and gold in Kakiemon style. In the middle with a medallion enclosing red chrysanthemums on a ground of purple diaper-pattern; on the rim are Paulownia imperialis and other flowers in colours. |
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| Object history | From E. J. Stanley Collection (sold Christie's, 31 Jan. 1908, lot 48). |
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| Accession number | 20-1908 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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