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Famille verte dish: C.38-1933

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Current Location: In storage

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Famille verte dish

Maker(s)

Factory: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain painted in turquoise, blue, yellow, aubergine, iron-red and two green enamels of bright tones with details in black and gilding with a warrior, a general and a lady in landscape.

Hard-paste porcelain painted in turquoise, blue, yellow, aubergine, iron-red and two green enamels of bright tones with details in black and gilding. The sides are shallow and well rounded with a slightly lipped rim springing from a low broad base. The interior is delicately painted with an overall scene of a warrior gazing in a surprise at a general flanked by a lady wearing a tall plumed headdress. Each figure is labelled with his name pencilled in black. The scene is a rocky green landscape; the underside is applied with an apple-green enamel wash.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

The Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 17 cm
Height: 2.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

Qing Dynasty
Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
Circa 1662 CE - Circa 1722 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( turquoise, blue, yellow, aubergine, iron-red, black and two green enamels) gold

Materials used in production

Glaze
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.38-1933
Primary reference Number: 74734

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 January 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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