Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels was particularly popular during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). An important innovation was the introduction of a brilliant translucent green enamel to the existing colour palette made of yellow, red, green, aubergine and underglaze blue. This new combination of colours was called yingcai (strong colours) or wucai (five colours) in China, and named famille verte (green family) by European collectors in the mid 19th century.
This saucer is painted with enamels of the famille verte colour palette with a traditional decorative pattern of prunus branches and rocks, a popular design on export ware of this kind. On the base a mark shaped as a ding bronze vessel in a double circle is painted in underglaze blue.
This saucer is painted with enamels of the famille verte colour palette with a traditional decorative pattern of prunus branches and rocks, a popular design on export ware of this kind. On the base a mark shaped as a ding bronze vessel in a double circle is painted in underglaze blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain decorated with overglaze polychrome enamels and gilding |
| Brief description | Porcelain saucer decorated in polychrome enamels of the famille verte type, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi reign (1662-1722). |
| Physical description | Porcelain saucer decorated in overglaze enamels, including three shades of green, red, yellow, manganese and blue of the famille verte colour scheme, and gilding with a plum tree growing among rocks; a band of honeycomb pattern on the border with six reserved panels, each containing a stylised flower. Three sprays of flowers under the rim. A mark in underglaze blue on the base. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A ding in a double circle in underglaze blue on the base |
| 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. |
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| Summary | Porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels was particularly popular during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). An important innovation was the introduction of a brilliant translucent green enamel to the existing colour palette made of yellow, red, green, aubergine and underglaze blue. This new combination of colours was called yingcai (strong colours) or wucai (five colours) in China, and named famille verte (green family) by European collectors in the mid 19th century. This saucer is painted with enamels of the famille verte colour palette with a traditional decorative pattern of prunus branches and rocks, a popular design on export ware of this kind. On the base a mark shaped as a ding bronze vessel in a double circle is painted in underglaze blue. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1147-1910 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2002 |
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