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Shallow, straight-sided bowl with lotus plant, swimming duck and butterflies
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Wide, shallow porcelain bowl with straight walls, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, and black. On the outside of the bowl a large lotus plant with a swimming duck and several butterflies; the inside of the bowl with two cherry blossoms and a bud. Marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Yongzheng in a double circle. Famille rose.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineShallow, straight-sided bowl with lotus plant, swimming duck and butterflies. c. 1725 - c. 1749. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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