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Plate with women and children on a fenced terrace in front of a pavilion
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Plate with women and children on a fenced terrace in front of a pavilion

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.

About this work

Porcelain plate, painted in underglaze blue. On the flat surface, two women and five playing children on an enclosed terrace before a pavilion, one of the children playing with a crab and lotus on a stick; the rim with lacework alternating with a plum branch in a lobed cartouche; on the reverse, two river landscapes with two boats. Marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Kangxi in a double circle. A crack in the wall. Blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePlate with women and children on a fenced terras in front of a pavilion. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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