Plate

Ceramic

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Stenton

The octagonal plate features intricate blue and white designs with detailed floral and architectural patterns

The octagonal plate features intricate blue and white designs with detailed floral and architectural patterns

Name/Title

Plate

Entry/Object ID

L2014.1.7

Description

Octagonal plate with an inset foot ring, painted in underglaze blue with an elaborate floral scroll border with lapettes and a pebbled ground on the rim; a latticework band on the sides of the well; and a dense landscape scene with a willow tree, flowers, a scholar’s rock, and a latticework fence in the center of the well. Armorial services with a similar border are dated 1760-1770 (Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain Volume II, pp. 415, 421)

Collection

Ceramics

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1750 - circa 1775

Time Period

18th Century

Place

City

Jingdezhen

Location

China

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Material

Hard Paste Porcelain