Pair of Dishes
Dateca. 1740
OriginAsia, China, Guangzhou
MediumCopper, enamel
DimensionsDiam.: 10 5/8"
Credit LineBequest of Murray F. Nimmo
Object number2014-91,1&2
DescriptionA pair of enamelware hexafoil-lobed dishes, possibly made for the Imperial market. Each with white interior ground finely painted with two flitting butterflies, two crickets, a spray of gourds, flowers and foliage, and other scattered sprigs of flowers and fruit. The exterior yellow ground decorated with a blue floral spray on each lobe and central four-character marks in black. Circular foot ring also enameled with the same yellow ground. The foot and the rim of the dish edged in copper that bears traces of gilding.ProvenanceFrom the Estate of Murray F. Nimmo.
1740-1750
ca. 1760
ca. 1755
ca. 1760
ca. 1795
ca. 1770
ca. 1750
ca. 1750
ca. 1765