Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Of circular shape, with deep well and spreading rim. Decorated in the centre is a design of three figures and a servant, in supposedly European dress with coiffure 'à la Fontanges,' holding cut flowers on a terrace. Surrounding this are eight shaped panels on a swastika diaper ground depicting pairs of oriental ladies and plants. On the reverse, three flower sprays.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Of circular shape, with deep well and spreading rim. Decorated in the centre is a design of three figures and a servant, in supposedly European dress with coiffure 'à la Fontanges,' holding cut flowers on a terrace. Surrounding this are eight shaped panels on a swastika diaper ground depicting pairs of oriental ladies and plants. On the reverse, three flower sprays. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark of Kangxi period |
| Credit line | Basil Ionides Bequest |
| Production | Register |
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| Accession number | C.69-1963 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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