Caption

Platter, Chinese, ceramics; colored porcelain decorated with pomegranates, bats, peaches, and floral motifs symbolizing happiness. Porcelain platter on a tall, widening foot with white glaze. Decoration painted in red overglaze iron: center shows a peach, pomegranate, and Buddha's hand in a centripetal composition; exterior has three flowered branches bearing peach, pomegranate, and Buddha's hand, a sign of happiness surrounded by four bats; ornamental bands on the foot. 19th century, China. Vessel; height 11.7 cm, diameter 19.5 cm., A white porcelain stemmed bowl with a flared rim and a tapered foot, decorated with orange botanical and fruit motifs and delicate orange ornamental patterns on the stem and base; the rim has a thin metallic-looking band, and the piece sits on a reflective gray surface against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_160

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Rights managed

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88.3Mb (888.3Kb) / 20.0in x 17.1in / 6000 x 5143 (300dpi)

Keywords

Platter Chinese ceramics colored porcelain decorated pomegranates bats peaches floral motifs symbolizing happiness Porcelain platter tall widening foot white glaze Decoration painted red overglaze iron center peach pomegranate Buddha's hand centripetal composition exterior three flowered branches bearing sign happiness surrounded four bats ornamental bands foot 19th century China Vessel height 11.7 cm diameter 19.5 cm white porcelain stemmed bowl flared rim tapered foot decorated orange botanical fruit motifs delicate orange ornamental patterns stem base rim thin metallic-looking band piece sits reflective gray surface plain light gray background.