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Saucer with fish, crabs and water plants
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Saucer with fish, crabs and water plants

anonymous · c. 1680 - c. 1720 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Porcelain dish with molded wall, painted in underglaze blue. On the flat center a double medallion with a crab among water plants; on the wall four fish among plants. The reverse with four treasures (pearl, diamond, books, open diamond). Marked on the underside with a seal mark in a double circle. Blue and white.

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Credit lineSaucer with fish, crabs and water plants. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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