Caption

Platter, ceramics, colored porcelain, Qing dynasty, Tongzhi period 1862–1874, Chinese, In the mirror: the Taoist sign Taiji as two stylized intertwined birds, surrounded by the symbols of the Eight Immortals and their corresponding trigrams; the outer rim decorated with Buddhist symbols. Vessel; height 5.8 cm, diameter 24.5 cm., A shallow, octagonal ceramic dish with a raised pedestal base sits against a pale gray background. The dish surface is a soft pale green with painted decorative motifs in colors including red, pink, blue, yellow, green, and gold. A gold rim edges the top of the dish, and a red geometric border runs inside the rim. The exterior shows painted stylized floral or ribbon-like designs in red, blue, pink, and yellow, and the base has green leaf-like patterns with a darker green wave or braid motif along its lower edge. The interior has a series of elongated, rectangular cutouts and red linear decorations visible against the pale green field. The piece rests on a reflective surface that mirrors its colors and shapes.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_020

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Rights managed

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61.8Mb (760.7Kb) / 20.0in x 12.0in / 6000 x 3600 (300dpi)

Keywords

Platter ceramics colored porcelain Qing dynasty Tongzhi period 1862–1874 Chinese mirror Taoist sign Taiji two stylized intertwined birds surrounded symbols Eight Immortals corresponding trigrams outer rim decorated Buddhist symbols Vessel height 5.8 cm diameter 24.5 cm shallow octagonal ceramic dish raised pedestal base sits pale gray background dish surface soft pale green painted decorative motifs colors red pink blue yellow gold edges top dish red geometric border runs inside exterior painted floral ribbon- designs base green leaf- patterns darker green wave braid motif lower edge interior series elongated rectangular cutouts red linear decorations visible pale green field piece rests reflective surface mirrors shapes.