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Cover with Chinese scenes, flower sprays and ornamental borders
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Lid of a porcelain tureen, painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, brown, purple, and gold. Decorated with sculpted medallions, each containing a different Chinese scene (chinoiserie), surrounded by floral sprigs. Around the knob a decorative band, and on the rim with scrollwork, diamond patterns, and shell motifs (laub- und bandelwerk). Knob in the shape of a flower bud.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineCover with Chinese scenes, flower sprays and ornamental borders. c. 1730 - c. 1740. Du Paquier, Claudius Innocentius (fabriek). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.