Hard paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue, onglaze in enamel colours (green, turquoise-green, yellow, red and black) and gilt. The dish is circular with curved sides, standing on a footring, with five spur marks on the base. The centre has warped slightly in firing. In the middle, within two concentric blue circles, there are various flowering plants springing from the lower edge of the inner circle, with a border of branches and floral sprays (blue and red) interrupted by three looped up drapes.
On the reverse, outside the footring, there are two concentric blue circles, a narrow band of red scrolls, a blue circle, and large continuous blue scrolls overlaid by three polychrome narcissus sprays.
Within a blue circle, there is the six character mark of Chenghua.
The dish has a label attached: circular paper, printed in red and green, with an apple tree surrounded by the words '*Holzapfel* Collection'.
History note: Formerly part of the Holzapfel Collection, bought from Gabor Cossa Antiques
Bought from Gabor Cossa (Joan Eve), with the Turner Fund
Diameter: 31.1 cm
Height: 5.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1988) by Gabor Cossa
Underglaze colour
Gilt
Enamel
Hard-paste porcelain
Painted underglaze
Gilt
Enamelling
Accession number: C.7-1988
Primary reference Number: 140359
Lot number: 233/Lot 119.C.18.XI.68
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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