Dish
1655-1665 (made)
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This dish is painted with three horses galloping over waves which are strewn with prunus blossoms. The decorative pattern is fanciful rather than true to reality. It is commonly found on Chinese porcelains made in the period 1650-1700.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Cer, China, Qing, blue and white |
| Physical description | This dish is painted with three horses galloping over waves strewn with prunus blossoms. Channel footring. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. From the RICHARD collection, Iran. |
| Summary | This dish is painted with three horses galloping over waves which are strewn with prunus blossoms. The decorative pattern is fanciful rather than true to reality. It is commonly found on Chinese porcelains made in the period 1650-1700. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1653-1876 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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