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Plate

Dateca. 1750

OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen

MediumHard-paste porcelain

DimensionsD: 8 15/16"
OH: 1 1/16"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1978-112,1

DescriptionPlate: circular hard-paste porcelain plate with a broad rim; decorated in underglaze blue with a central motif of a very large peony and rock in the background and a small, bracketed fence, rocks, and tall, arching flowers in the foreground. The well is bordered by a double blue line. A cell-diaper border rings the sepia-edged rim. The foot is inset.

Firing pinholes and spots of light wear around well.Label TextThis Chinese export porcelain plate is decorated in underglaze blue and features a very large peony and rock dwarfing the bracketed fence, rocks, and tall, arching flowers in the foreground. Fragments of this pattern have been excavated in Williamsburg.ProvenanceDavid B. Newbon, 56/57 Beauchamp Place, London, SW3 1NL England