Caption

Plate, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, cloisonné enamel, 19th century. 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; height 2 cm, diameter 14.7 cm. The mirror is decorated with a tondo surrounded by a multicolored lotus tendril. The composition in the tondo depicts a cricket in motion perching on a flowering plant jumping from one flower to another, the insect located on the left side; flowering plants dominate the image. The outer rim is filled with medallions depicting stylized Chinese symbols lotus, peach, surrounded by free-form cloud projections. The underside of the bottom is covered with single-color turquoise enamel., A shallow round dish sits on a low circular foot, showing a bright turquoise interior and exterior background decorated with a repeating pattern of round medallions and cloudlike motifs in colors including deep blue, dark red, yellow, purple, white, and black, with metallic gold edging around the rim and foot and thin gold outlines accenting the decorative elements; the dish casts a soft shadow on a neutral gray surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_423

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Rights managed

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51.5Mb (561.4Kb) / 20.0in x 10.0in / 6000 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plate Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 cloisonné enamel 19th century Round plate flat bottom distinct facet arched rim low foot arranged ring rim height 2 cm diameter 14.7 cm mirror decorated tondo surrounded multicolored lotus tendril composition tondo depicts cricket motion perching flowering plant jumping flower another insect located left side flowering plants dominate image outer rim filled medallions depicting stylized Chinese symbols lotus peach surrounded free-form cloud projections underside bottom covered single-color turquoise enamel shallow round dish sits low circular foot showing bright turquoise interior exterior background decorated repeating pattern round medallions cloudlike motifs colors deep blue dark red yellow purple white black metallic gold edging foot thin gold outlines accenting decorative elements dish casts soft shadow neutral gray surface.