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Dish. Hard-paste porcelain painted in iron-red, green, black and grey enamels. The dish has shallow, rounded sides with outcurved rim resting on a low, tapered, double footrim. In the centre medallion, within a red and green foliate border, stands a lady holding a fan beside a balcony. This is encircled by a stylised lotus pattern within a red and green foliate border, with further bands of scale pattern, triangle work, herringbone and stylised flower heads around the rim. The underside is decorated with a band of red and green rectangular lappets, and a band of triangle work. The firing cracks have been `disguised' with green enamel.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by H.S. Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Diameter: 32.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
17th Century-18th Century#
Circa
1662
-
1722
Decoration composed of enamels ( famille verte in iron-red, green, black and grey enamels)
Throwing : Hard-paste porcelain painted in iron-red, green, black and grey enamels
Inscription present: six-character mark of Kangxi within double-line circle in underglaze-blue
Inscription present: round, white, serrated
Inscription present: remains of a rectangular lined label, and rectangular green 'Co'
Accession number: C.666-1991
Primary reference Number: 21505
Old object number: CHICER/216
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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