Caption

Platter;, Colored porcelain, Qing dynasty Tongzhi period, 1862–1874, China. Decorated in the mirror with the Taoist Taiji sign as two stylized birds intertwined, surrounded by the Eight Immortals and their corresponding trigrams; outer rim decorated with Buddhist symbols. Vessel; height 5.8 cm, diameter 24.5 cm., An octagonal shallow porcelain dish on a short pedestal, shown from the front against a gray background, with pale celadon green exterior and interior surfaces, a gold rim, and decorative motifs in red, purple, yellow, blue, green, and white; the interior rim has a repeated geometric border in red, the central interior shows several elongated cutouts, the exterior sides display a few stylized floral and ornamental emblems in red, purple, yellow, and blue with curling ribbon-like elements, and the pedestal bears a green wave-like painted band above a white base, with the dish casting a soft reflection on the surface below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_018

License type

Rights managed

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

Keywords

Platter Colored porcelain Qing dynasty Tongzhi period 1862–1874 China Decorated mirror Taoist Taiji sign two stylized birds intertwined surrounded Eight Immortals corresponding trigrams outer rim decorated Buddhist symbols Vessel height 5.8 cm diameter 24.5 cm octagonal shallow porcelain dish short pedestal shown front gray background pale celadon green exterior interior surfaces gold rim decorative motifs red purple yellow blue green white interior rim repeated geometric border central interior several elongated cutouts exterior sides display stylized floral ornamental emblems curling ribbon- elements pedestal bears green wave- painted band white base dish casting soft reflection surface .