Plate
1736-1795 (made)
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Plate of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels with Shou Lao (God of longevity) mounted on a stag, accompanied by a boy attendant who carries a gourd. The figures are shown in a landscape with flowering shrubs. On the rim are three borders, the first with blue dragons in panels reserved on a band of black trellis pattern, the second with gilt lotus flowers in six-sided compartments reserved on a pink diapered ground, the third with a wavy foliated stem on a light green band.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Plate, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt, China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795) |
| Physical description | Plate of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels with Shou Lao (God of longevity) mounted on a stag, accompanied by a boy attendant who carries a gourd. The figures are shown in a landscape with flowering shrubs. On the rim are three borders, the first with blue dragons in panels reserved on a band of black trellis pattern, the second with gilt lotus flowers in six-sided compartments reserved on a pink diapered ground, the third with a wavy foliated stem on a light green band. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Marie Adeline Dumergue |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mrs. Marie Adeline Dumergue, accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | C.40-1912 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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