Plate
Artist/Maker
Artist Unknown
(Artist Unknown)
Date1736-1750
Mediumporcelain and overglaze enamel
DimensionsOverall: 1 x 8 7/8 in. (2.5 x 22.5 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Alexander Beal
Terms
Object number2007.49.2
DescriptionThe decoration on this plate, which includes a garden scene complete with a fence placed asymmetrically in the lower right corner around a fantastic rock amid flowering plants, would have appealed as much to Chinese as European taste. The promitory in the central left side of the plate shows a pair of wading birds, suggesting that the open undecorated space on the plate may make reference to a body of water. French Sinologists in the 19th century named this type of decoration famille rose, in recognition of the predominate rose color of the palate.On View
Not on viewCollections
1723-1735
1723-1735
late 17th century
late 17th century