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Saucer with figures on a bridge in a water landscape with trees and houses
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Saucer with figures on a bridge in a water landscape with trees and houses

anonymous · c. 1700 · vitrification; paint; fired; formed; glaze; cobalt (mineral); porcelain

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

About this work

Plate of porcelain in the form of a quatrefoil with lobed rim, painted in underglaze blue. On the flat a river landscape with a rider and two walking people on a bridge. In the background houses, trees and clouds. The inner rim is with a blue band. Marked on the underside with the six-character mark of Emperor Chenghua. One foot on the underside. Arita, blue and white.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineSaucer with figures on a bridge in a water landscape with trees and houses. c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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