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Eight-lobed Dish Painted with Flower Branches
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Eight-lobed Dish Painted with Flower Branches

anonymous · c. 1730 - c. 1750 · emailschilderen; copper (metal); email

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

About this work

Firing such a large surface with enamel paint presents quite a challenge: the object can buckle causing the enamel paint to flake off. However, this did not happen to this perfect dish. With its exceedingly refined painted decoration it is a highlight of the production of the Cantonese enamel painting workshops.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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platter
Credit lineAchtlobbige schotel beschilderd met bloemtakken. c. 1730 - c. 1750. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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