Caption

Round cloisonné enamel plate, 19th century, China. Round plate with a flat bottom, without a distinct facet, with an arched rim, on a low foot arranged in a ring at the rim. The mirror is decorated with a tondo surrounded by a multicolored lotus tendril. The composition enclosed in the tondo depicts an insect cricket in motion, perching on a flowering plant jumping from one flower to another; the insect is located on the right side of the composition. Flowering plants dominate the entire image. The outer rim is filled with medallions depicting stylized Chinese symbols lotus, peach, surrounded by free-form projections of clouds. The underside of the bottom is covered with single-color turquoise enamel. Height 2 cm; diameter 14.7 cm., A shallow round dish with a raised rim sits centered against a pale gray background, the dish painted primarily in bright turquoise blue with a band of decorative motifs around the rim in colors including red, yellow, purple, black, and dark blue, and edged with a thin metallic gold rim; the dish has a metallic gold base visible beneath the painted band, and the surface beneath the dish shows a soft reflection of the same colors.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_418

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58.1Mb (728.0Kb) / 20.0in x 11.3in / 6000 x 3384 (300dpi)

Keywords

Round cloisonné enamel plate 19th century China Round plate flat bottom distinct facet arched rim low foot arranged ring rim mirror decorated tondo surrounded multicolored lotus tendril composition enclosed tondo depicts insect cricket motion perching flowering plant jumping flower another insect located right side composition Flowering plants dominate entire image outer rim filled medallions depicting stylized Chinese symbols lotus peach surrounded free-form projections clouds underside bottom covered single-color turquoise enamel Height 2 cm diameter 14.7 cm shallow round dish raised rim sits centered pale gray background dish painted primarily bright turquoise blue band decorative motifs colors red yellow purple black dark blue edged thin metallic gold rim metallic gold base visible beneath painted band surface beneath soft reflection colors.