Chinese Canton Enamel Dish, Qianlong (1736-95)
Chinese Canton Enamel Dish, Qianlong (1736-95)
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Description
Chinese Canton Enamel Dish, Qianlong (1736-95), decorated to the centre with a garden scene, with four scholars deep in conversation on a veranda and two figures walking in the foreground, with a pair of cranes, pine, bamboo and plantain, the cavetto with four lobed cartouches containing stylised lotus heads amongst scrolling foliage, set in a band of black foliate scroll on an ice-blue ground, the rim with scattered sprays of fruits and flowers including Buddha's hand citron, chrysanthemum, peony, iris, pomegranate and peach.
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| Material and Technique | Metal with polychrome enamel decoration |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Diameter | 44cm. (17 5/16in.) |
Product REF: W925
