Dish
Dish
1730-1750 (made)
1730-1750 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Dish of porcelain. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette. In the middle, two women on a terrace, one playing the flute. A phoenix in the sky, peonies growing from a rock and lingzhi fungus. Surrounding this, a decorative floral border. On the rim, peonies and daisies growing among rocks, alternating with cranes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dish (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette, China, Qing dynasty |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain. Painted with overglaze enamels in the famille rose palette. In the middle, two women on a terrace, one playing the flute. A phoenix in the sky, peonies growing from a rock and lingzhi fungus. Surrounding this, a decorative floral border. On the rim, peonies and daisies growing among rocks, alternating with cranes. |
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| 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. |
| Production | label |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Other number | Loan No. 547 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1401-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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