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Cup and saucer with a pond, lotus plants, fish and birds
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Cup and saucer with a pond, lotus plants, fish and birds

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1724 · turning; vitrification; paint; fired; glaze; cobalt (mineral); email; porcelain

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

About this work

Cup and saucer of porcelain with lobed rim, painted in underglaze blue and on the glaze red, green, yellow, aubergine and black. On the flat of the saucer a pond with lotus plants, three fish and a kingfisher, the rim with zigzag work; on the back three flower branches. The cup with the same decoration. Saucer marked on the underside with a seal mark in a double circle; cup marked with a hare in a double circle. Famille verte.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineCup and saucer with a pond, lotus plants, fish and birds. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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