Caption

Platter, ceramics, colored porcelain, Qing dynasty Tongzhi period, 1862–1874, Chinese, diameter 24.5 cm, height 5.8 cm. In the mirror, the Taoist sign Taiji appears as two stylized intertwined birds, surrounded by the Eight Immortals and their corresponding trigrams. The outer rim is decorated with Buddhist symbols. Vessel., A shallow, footed porcelain dish with a pale greenish-white body sits against a neutral gray background; the dish has a gently flared rim with a gold-colored edge and a decorative red patterned band inside the rim, and the exterior shows a few painted motifs in red, yellow, blue, purple, and green, including a central circular motif with flowing ribbon-like elements and additional stylized designs on either side; the foot is decorated with green foliate and wave-like patterns and the dish casts a soft reflection on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_017

License type

Rights managed

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61.8Mb (1.2Mb) / 20.0in x 12.0in / 6000 x 3600 (300dpi)

Keywords

Platter ceramics colored porcelain Qing dynasty Tongzhi period 1862–1874 Chinese diameter 24.5 cm height 5.8 cm mirror Taoist sign Taiji two stylized intertwined birds surrounded Eight Immortals corresponding trigrams outer rim decorated Buddhist symbols Vessel shallow footed porcelain dish pale greenish-white body sits neutral gray background dish gently flared rim gold-colored edge decorative red patterned band inside exterior painted motifs red yellow blue purple green central circular motif flowing ribbon- elements additional designs side foot green foliate wave- patterns dish casts soft reflection surface beneath .