Chinese-Style Blue-and-White Porcelain Dish in Metal Mount

Object/Artifact

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The Curio Cabinet Collection

Name/Title

Chinese-Style Blue-and-White Porcelain Dish in Metal Mount

Entry/Object ID

ML0131

Description

A Chinese-style blue-and-white porcelain dish featuring an elaborate pine-tree landscape with robed figures, scholar imagery, stylized clouds and floral ornamentation, enclosed within a dark metal mounting. The composition evokes traditional Chinese literati painting, with the pine symbolizing longevity, endurance and steadfastness. The repeating border figures and botanical decorations complement the central narrative scene.

Category

Chinese Metal Art

Made/Created

Artist

Maker presently unidentified

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Chinese

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Red circular underside stamp: “DECORATED IN HONG KONG,” with “ACF” inside a diamond

Dimensions

Height

1-5/8 in

Diameter

7-15/16 in

Weight

891 g

Materials

Material Notes

Glazed porcelain with cobalt-blue-style decoration; dark metal mounting, alloy undetermined

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Purchase