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Dish with a Flower Vase, Feng Huangs, Shishi and Birds
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Dish with a Flower Vase, Feng Huangs, Shishi and Birds

anonymous · c. 1875 - c. 1925 · turning; vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; glaze; metal; cobalt (mineral); gold (metal); email; porcelain

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

About this work

Porcelain dish, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, black, and gold. On the flat surface, a double medallion with a flower vase containing chrysanthemums and peonies. The wall and rim are divided into four compartments with two shishi (lion-dogs) in a landscape, two birds on a branch of a prunus tree, and twice a ruyi-shaped cartouche with a fenghuang against a blue background with floral scrolls. The dish is mounted in a metal frame. Probably a European (French?) imitation of Japanese Imari.

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Credit lineDish with a flower vase, feng huangs, shishi and birds. c. 1875 - c. 1925. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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