Plate, mid-18th century
Photo by Peter Harholdt, 2004
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Photo by Peter Harholdt, 2004

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Underside, before conservation
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The octagonal plate is potted of rather smooth porcelain with a clear glaze that pools slightly blue-green. Its overglaze ornamentation is in the famille rose palette. It has three floral branches of flowers painted around its rim. A landscape scene, including a pagoda, bridge, water, trees, and mountains, fills the central well. There is no ornamentation on the reverse of the plate.
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