Caption

Round cloisonné enamel plate, Qing dynasty, 19th century, China. Round plate with a flat bottom, without a distinct facet, arched rim on a low ring foot; height 2 cm, diameter 14.7 cm. Mirror decorated with a tondo surrounded by a multicolored lotus tendril; the tondo shows a cricket in motion perching on a flowering plant, positioned at the left, with flowering plants dominating the composition. Outer rim filled with medallions depicting stylized lotus and peach symbols, surrounded by cloud-like projections. Underside of the bottom covered with single-color turquoise enamel., A shallow round dish with a low foot, shown in profile, resting on a flat surface; the dish has a bright turquoise-blue background decorated with a repeating pattern of cloud-like motifs and round medallions in colors including yellow, navy, maroon, white, and black, with thin metallic gold outlining around the rim and along the base; the surface shows subtle variations in color and a soft shadow beneath the dish on a neutral light-gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_424

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Rights managed

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51.5Mb (555.0Kb) / 20.0in x 10.0in / 6000 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Round cloisonné enamel plate Qing dynasty 19th century China Round plate flat bottom distinct facet arched rim low ring foot height 2 cm diameter 14.7 cm Mirror decorated tondo surrounded multicolored lotus tendril tondo cricket motion perching flowering plant positioned left flowering plants dominating composition Outer rim filled medallions depicting stylized lotus peach symbols surrounded cloud- projections Underside bottom covered single-color turquoise enamel shallow round dish low foot shown profile resting flat surface bright turquoise-blue background decorated repeating pattern motifs round medallions colors yellow navy maroon white black thin metallic gold outlining rim base surface subtle variations color soft shadow beneath neutral light-gray background.