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Set of Dishes

middle of 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A supper set of nine dishes, in the form of a central circular dish with upright sides and low feet, surrounded by eight radiating dishes forming a complete circle, the outside edge of which is shaped in sixteen pointed lobes. Painted in famille rose palette with a prominent black enamel is a design on each dish of three antique vases containing coral, feathers, etc with other antique or precious objects, with pink scrolling cartouches on a yellow diapered border and a border of black scrollwork on a pale green round the rim; "cracked ice" pattern on the outside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.

  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Dish
  • Tray
Materials and techniques
Painted enamels on copper
Brief description
A supper set of nine dishes, painted enamels on copper with the "Hundred Antiques"; China, Qing dynasty, middle of 18th century
Physical description
A supper set of nine dishes, in the form of a central circular dish with upright sides and low feet, surrounded by eight radiating dishes forming a complete circle, the outside edge of which is shaped in sixteen pointed lobes. Painted in famille rose palette with a prominent black enamel is a design on each dish of three antique vases containing coral, feathers, etc with other antique or precious objects, with pink scrolling cartouches on a yellow diapered border and a border of black scrollwork on a pale green round the rim; "cracked ice" pattern on the outside.
Dimensions
  • Circular dish diameter: 20.6cm
  • Radial dishes width: 11.4cm
  • Radial dishes length: 15.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • A plant spray mark on the bases in blue
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by Bridgadier Leslie H. Aste
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.56 to I-1970

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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