Dish
ca. 1770 (made)
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Dish of porcelain. Recessed base, undecorated outside. The front surface has a complex decoration, that must have been expensive. In the centre a lady plays a guqin. Diaper and cartouched borders. Black predominates, with purple, red, white, green, blue, yellow and brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, about 1770 |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain. Recessed base, undecorated outside. The front surface has a complex decoration, that must have been expensive. In the centre a lady plays a guqin. Diaper and cartouched borders. Black predominates, with purple, red, white, green, blue, yellow and brown. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland |
| Production | Register |
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| Accession number | CIRC.440-1931 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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