Caption

Plate. Porcelain fragment; white glaze. Decoration painted with overglaze enamel paints and iron red. Colored porcelain with plant motifs and figural scenes. Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century. Height 2.4 cm; diameter 20.4 cm; weight 0.35 kg., A shallow round porcelain dish viewed at an angle showing its decorated rim and interior, with a pale white background and gold trim along the edge; the rim is painted with a floral border featuring green foliage and flowers in red, pink, purple, yellow, and blue, and includes several small cloud-shaped panels containing bird and floral scenes in green, yellow, gray, and black; the central well shows a group of human figures wearing robes in colors such as turquoise, lavender, orange, blue, and yellow, arranged near stylized landscape elements in green and blue with a flowing drapery-like form in pale blue, and the painting includes fine line details in black and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_178

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 9.9in / 6000 x 2982 (300dpi)

Keywords

Plate Porcelain fragment white glaze Decoration painted overglaze enamel paints iron red Colored porcelain plant motifs figural scenes Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century Height 2.4 cm diameter 20.4 cm weight 0.35 kg shallow round porcelain dish viewed angle showing decorated rim interior pale white background gold trim edge rim painted floral border featuring green foliage flowers red pink purple yellow blue includes several small cloud-shaped panels containing bird floral scenes green gray black central well group human figures wearing robes colors turquoise lavender orange arranged near stylized landscape elements flowing drapery- form pale blue painting includes fine line details gray.