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Object 2011502

Dish

China

1720-1740

Height 35 mm (1.38 inch), diameter of rim 217 mm (8.54 inch), diameter of footring 135 mm (5.31 inch), weight 384 grams (13.54 ounce (oz.))

Dish on footring, straight underglaze brown-edged rim (jia mangkou). Chinese Imari, decorated in underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gold with a two peony sprays one with pomegranate the other with finger-lemon fruit also called 'Buddha's-hand citron' (Citrus medica). On the rim four reserves filled with florets between scrolls on a iron-red ground with flower heads and leafy scrolls in reverse decoration. The reverse is undecorated.

Condition: A firing flaw to the footring and a flebiate to the rim.

Price: Sold.