Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, with wavy edge. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette and gilded. In the middle, the flowers of the Four Seasons growing among rocks with birds. Surrounding this are panels, each containing a stylised flower and separated by an oblique wavy band. On the rim, eight panels of flowers growing among rocks with butterflies and birds, separated by narrow bands of trellis diaper. Under the rim, four sprays of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, with wavy edge. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille verte palette and gilded. In the middle, the flowers of the Four Seasons growing among rocks with birds. Surrounding this are panels, each containing a stylised flower and separated by an oblique wavy band. On the rim, eight panels of flowers growing among rocks with butterflies and birds, separated by narrow bands of trellis diaper. Under the rim, four sprays of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The emblem for a painting, 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 |
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| Other number | Loan No. 216 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1179-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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