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Saucer with the moon hare and two figures, one on horseback
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Saucer with the moon hare and two figures, one on horseback

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 plate, with a ring-shaped elevation on the flat surface, painted in underglaze blue. On the flat surface the moon hare in the raised medallion, around it a scene: a rider and a standard-bearer in a landscape; the rim with napkin work alternating with cartouches with fruit branches; on the back four treasures (artemisia leaf, pearl, rhombus, scroll). Marked on the underside with the four-character mark of Emperor Chenghua in a double circle. Blue and white.

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Credit lineSaucer with the moon hare and two figures, one on horseback. c. 1680 - c. 1720. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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