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Oblong, octagonal dish with flowers, birds and insects
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Oblong, octagonal dish with flowers, birds and insects

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1724 · vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; formed; glaze; gold (metal); email; porcelain

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

About this work

Octagonal, deep, elongated porcelain plate painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, aubergine, black and gold with a compartmental decoration filled with flowers and animals. On the flat surface flowering plants and two kingfishers; the wall on the inside and outside with four large compartments filled with prunus, peony, chrysanthemum and magnolia, alternated with smaller compartments with flower branches; the rim on both sides with flower branches and cartouches with insects against a green speckled ground. Multiple chips in the rim; two drill holes in the foot ring. Plate is part of a tea set (AK-RBK-16330-B). Famille Verte.

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Credit lineOblong, octagonal dish with flowers, birds and insects. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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