C483: Plate
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| Museum number | C483 |
| Title | Plate |
| Object type | In category: Ceramics » Plate » Dinner plate |
| Date | Between 1662 and 1722 |
| People |
Unknown - Porcelain painter(s) Unknown - Porcelain worker(s) |
| Place of origin | Asia » East Asia » China » China |
| Condition |
Good |
| Dimensions |
2.9 cm height whole 25.0 cm diameter whole |
| Materials & techniques |
In category:
Ceramic
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Porcelain
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Porcelain
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| Description | Porcelain plate. Enamelled in famille verte palette with a lady seated at a table. She is teasing a kitten with her fan. A vase of flowers stands on the table and a large vase containing scrolls stands behind her. Surrounded by a border of flowers and butterflies. The reverse is decorated with sprays of iron red blossom | ||||||
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| Style |
Oriental porcelain styles
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Famille vert
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| Notes | This plate was made during the reign of Emperor K’iang Hsi (1662-1722). It is decorated in a style known famille verte where a brilliant apple green and a strong iron red predominate amongst yellow, purple and violet blue enamels. Famille verte porcelain was made mainly for export to Europe and replaced the earlier Ming five colours scheme in which blue was rendered in under-glaze and not enamel. | ||||||
| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting |
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| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Oriental Works of Art
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| Gallery Label |
PLATE Chinese, K’ang Hsi, 1662-1722. Mark: Four legged vase. Famille Verte palette. Collection of Sir William Holburne C483 (Unknown) 2004 |
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | ||||||
| Provenance | Sir T. W. Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum |
