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Dish

1736-1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish, saucer-shaped. Porcelain, painted in the middle with a formal lotus plant in blue in reserve on a ground enamelled yellow; wide border of formal chrysanthemums and lotuses with foliage, in blue on a green-enamelled ground; at the edge a border of blue running scrolls coloured deep green. Unglazed base.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and coloured enamels
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and coloured enamels; China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Physical description
Dish, saucer-shaped. Porcelain, painted in the middle with a formal lotus plant in blue in reserve on a ground enamelled yellow; wide border of formal chrysanthemums and lotuses with foliage, in blue on a green-enamelled ground; at the edge a border of blue running scrolls coloured deep green. Unglazed base.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27.9cm
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. G. A. S. Schneider
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label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.3-1942

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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