Platter
Date1750-1770
Geography
Made -
China
Medium/TechniquePorcelain (hard-paste)
DimensionsOverall: 2 in. x 16 1/2 in. x 20 3/16 in. (5.08 cm x 41.91 cm x 51.28 cm)
Credit LinePurchased by the A. Alfred Taubman Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2005
Object numberM-4453
DescriptionOctagonal platter with notched or indented corners and a flat, unglazed foot, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue. Centered in the well is a left-anchored landscape with a tall, two-story building within a walled enclosure with a grove of bamboo and a large pine tree to its right. A large figure holding a parasol and facing left crosses the strip of land at center, and a flock of birds in triangular formation appears in the background at top center. The sides of the well feature a scroll-spearhead border. The rim has a complex outer border with scallop shells, scrolls, and fish-roe diaper at each corner with scale-diaper between them, and an inner border of flowers and foliage. Pattern Name: A generally accepted name for the design on this object has not been recorded in the standard reference works.
Published ReferencesNortheast Auctions, Marine and China Trade Auction, August 20-21, 2005 (Portsmouth, NH: Northeast Auctions, 2005), Lot #578.
MarkingsInscribed on the foot of the dish: "X".
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