Caption

Plate., Gift; Paderewski, Ignacy Jan 1860–1941. Chinese; Qing dynasty 1644–1911. Cloisonné enamel decorative vessel huaniao style with images of birds swallows, plant motifs, flowers, floral ornaments, and plum trees. Plate with a brim, decorated on a turquoise background. Pair with a slightly different mirror decoration the companion plate differs. 19th century. Height 2 cm; diameter 14.2 cm., A shallow circular dish with a low rim sits on a reflective surface showing its mirrored underside; the dish has a bright turquoise exterior band decorated with a repeating pattern of circular medallions and small cloudlike motifs in colors including red, white, green, yellow, black, and gold, a thin gold band at the base, and a darker interior rim in purple with floral motifs in yellow, white, and green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A25_492

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 14.3in / 6000 x 4293 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plate Gift Paderewski Ignacy Jan 1860–1941 Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 Cloisonné enamel decorative vessel huaniao style images birds swallows plant motifs flowers floral ornaments plum trees brim decorated turquoise background Pair slightly different mirror decoration companion plate differs 19th century Height 2 cm diameter 14.2 cm shallow circular dish low rim sits reflective surface showing mirrored underside dish bright turquoise exterior band decorated repeating pattern circular medallions small cloudlike motifs colors red white green yellow black gold thin gold band base darker interior rim purple floral motifs green.