Caption

Platter, pheasants and flowers, polychrome porcelain colored porcelain, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th–19th century, China; vessel; height 5.9 cm, diameter 35.3 cm., A round ceramic dish with a glossy white interior decorated with a painted natural scene; the decoration shows a group of green leafy branches and stems rising from a green ground area, with several red-orange flowers and a few bluish-green leaves, a multicolored flower with blue and yellow tones, and a pair of birds rendered in red, yellow, blue, and brown perched among the foliage and a pale green rock formation; the rim of the dish is plain white with a thin worn edge, and the background behind the dish is a smooth medium gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_485

License type

Rights managed

Available size

84.5Mb (2.3Mb) / 16.4in x 20.0in / 4920 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Platter pheasants flowers polychrome porcelain colored porcelain Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th–19th century China vessel height 5.9 cm diameter 35.3 cm round ceramic dish glossy white interior decorated painted natural scene decoration group green leafy branches stems rising green ground area several red-orange flowers bluish-green leaves multicolored flower blue yellow tones pair birds rendered red yellow brown perched foliage pale green rock formation rim dish plain white thin worn edge background smooth medium gray.