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Dish. Hard paste porcelain painted underglaze in blue and overglaze in blue, green, yellowish, red, pale red, brown black, manganese, and black enamels, and gold. Circular with gently rounded sides and narrow sloping rim with a raised rim with eight pointed brackets, resting on a low tapered footring. Decorated all over the front with elaborate brocades in seven roughly triangular panels, and over them, two ho-ho birds (phoenix) with flowing gilded tails. The reverse has underglaze blue simplified kraak-style panels of stylised flowers. Five spur marks on the base.
History note: McPherson, from whom purchased by the donor, 1990
Given by Miss Irene Finch
Diameter: 37.2 cm
Height: 5.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1998-10-12) by Finch, Irene, Miss
18th Century-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1700
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1800
Japanese, Arita. Greenish glaze. The base is not flat. The footring knife-cuts show. Very accurate painting, high quality. Novel enamel colours, all pale. Black and red outlining only: gold infill only. Simplified Kraak panels suggest 19th century or very late 18th century.
Decoration composed of enamels ( blue, green, yellowish, red, pale red, brown, black, manganese, and black) gold
Accession number: C.26-1998
Primary reference Number: 28700
Irene Finch collection: 90/104
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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