Chinese Canton enamel tray, Qianlong (1736-95)
Chinese Canton enamel tray, Qianlong (1736-95)
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Description
Chinese Canton enamel tray, Qianlong (1736-95), of square form with chamfered corners, decorated with a narrative scene of two scholars in a landscape engaged in reading beneath a pine tree, with an inscription, within narrow red bands and stylized foliate scrollwork against a pale-turquoise ground, the reverse similarly decorated with a single floral sprig in pink to the base.
Condition: Faint starcrack to base, some restored cracking
| item details | |
|---|---|
| Material and Technique | Canton enamel |
| Origin | Chinese |
| Period | 18th Century |
| Condition | Other |
| Diameter | 9.9cm. (3 7/8 in.) |
Product REF: U910A
