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Dish

1700-1883 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painted enamels of this kind were commonly known in English as 'Canton enamel', after the main centre of their production in South China. They were popular export products in the 18th and 19th centuries. These copper wares were also produced in Beijing for imperial consumption. In Chinese they were referred to as 'foreign porcelain' (yangci 洋瓷).


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted enamels on a copper body
Brief description
Dish, painted enamels on copper, Guangzhou, China, 1700-1883
Physical description
Dish painted with a landscape scene in polychrome enamels. The border of the scene is separated from the rim by a blue band set against a white ground. The rim is exposed.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
hsi ch'i
Credit line
Purchased
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Summary
Painted enamels of this kind were commonly known in English as 'Canton enamel', after the main centre of their production in South China. They were popular export products in the 18th and 19th centuries. These copper wares were also produced in Beijing for imperial consumption. In Chinese they were referred to as 'foreign porcelain' (yangci 洋瓷).
Collection
Accession number
837-1883

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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