Caption

Platter, Chinese, 19th century. Porcelain platter on a tall, widening foot with white glaze, height 11.7 cm, diameter 19.5 cm. Decoration painted in red overglaze iron: central peach, pomegranate, and Buddha's hand in a centripetal composition; exterior shows three flowered branches bearing peach, pomegranate, and Buddha's hand motifs, a sign of happiness surrounded by four bats; ornamental bands on the foot. Colored porcelain, floral decorations, pomegranates, peaches, bats, happiness symbol., A white porcelain stem cup with orange decorative painting, showing a wide shallow bowl perched on a flared pedestal stem; the bowl rim has a thin gold edge and the exterior of the bowl is painted with orange floral and fruit motifs and leafy branches, while the pedestal carries orange ornamental bands and a repeating scallop-like pattern; the background is plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_162

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Rights managed

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88.3Mb (1.4Mb) / 20.0in x 17.1in / 6000 x 5143 (300dpi)

Keywords

Platter Chinese 19th century Porcelain platter tall widening foot white glaze height 11.7 cm diameter 19.5 cm Decoration painted red overglaze iron central peach pomegranate Buddha's hand centripetal composition exterior three flowered branches bearing peach Buddha's hand motifs sign happiness surrounded four bats ornamental bands foot Colored porcelain floral decorations pomegranates peaches bats happiness symbol white porcelain stem cup orange decorative painting showing wide shallow bowl perched flared pedestal stem bowl rim thin gold edge bowl painted orange floral fruit motifs leafy branches pedestal carries orange ornamental bands repeating scallop- pattern background plain light gray.