Plate
Dateca. 1760
OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsD:9"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1978-127
DescriptionPlate: circular hard-paste porcelain plate decorated in underglaze blue with a buck or stag glancing over his shoulder at a gnarled pine tree with disproportionately large peony flowers about its trunk; the rim is bordered with a cell-diaper band and edged in sepia. The base is inset.Label TextThis Chinese export porcelain plate is decorated in underglaze blue and shows a buck glancing over his shoulder at a gnarled pine surrounded by disproportionately peony flowers.ProvenancePeel Antiques, 131d Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP England
