Canton enamel plate
Copper enamelled and gilt
An enamelled white dish, the centre decorates with two boys playing round a lady who is seated and looking into a mirror held in her left hand. Her thick hair was painted with gold, which looks like it is inserted with gold ornaments. Behind her is a pile of book and a large storage jar. On top of the large drum-shape stool on her left are a plate full of Buddha’s hands citrons and a vase full of chrysanthemums. In front of her, there are two boys wearing a necklace with a decoration bead matching with floral print clothing. In the plate rim, it is decorated evenly with three framed panels with camelia, iris and China roses. There is also a dragon-like roundel motifs in between the framed panels. Between the spaces of the panels and the dragon-like roundel motifs, there is a honeycomb octagonal pattern with white web–shaped design being drawn on top of the enamel.
Diameter: 22 cm
Height: 2.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Cecil E Byas
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
Circa
1736
-
Circa
1795
Accession number: OC.74 B-1938
Primary reference Number: 317998
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2026) "Canton enamel plate" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/317998 Accessed: 2026-01-05 14:28:16
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/317998
|title=Canton enamel plate
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2026-01-05 14:28:16|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-317998
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...