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Ruby-back saucer dish. Hard-paste porcelain painted in famille rose enamels with a basket of flowers
Ruby-back saucer dish. Hard-paste porcelain painted in rich enamel colours, two greens, pink, aubergine, yellow, brown and black. The shallow, widely rounded sides have a slightly lipped rim. The interior is decorated with an ornate wicker basket filled with lush flowering sprays, including peony, rose and hibiscus, flanked by a sprig of blue single chrysanthemum and a spray of lychee. The underside is applied with a dark maroon-pink enamel.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Diameter: 19.9 cm
Height: 3.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Qing Dynasty
Yongzheng (1723-1735)
Circa
1723
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Circa
1735
Decoration composed of enamels ( famille rose)
Accession number: MAR.C.87-1912
Primary reference Number: 77406
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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