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Saucer-dish with fluted sides and flowers and shellfish above waves
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Saucer-dish with fluted sides and flowers and shellfish above waves

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

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

About this work

Porcelain bowl with ribbed wall and lobed rim, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze blue, red, green, yellow, aubergine, black, and gold. On the flat center, a medallion with plum blossoms and seashells above swirling waves; the wall divided into eight compartments, each with the same decoration on the opposite side: lotus scrolls cut out against a red ground, blooming trees with bird and butterfly, a landscape in gold against a bleu poudré (powder blue) ground, and lucky symbols (tripod, vase with peacock feathers, scrolls, books, scepter, castanets); the back with three flower branches and three twigs; on the underside, a double circle. Rim chipped. Famille verte.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineSaucer-dish with fluted sides and flowers and shellfish above waves. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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