Plate
The plate is complete, with only a few small chips missing from the rim. The plate is circular with a plain rim. The rim slopes slightly inwards, the sides are low and the bottom is flat. The plate rests on a small milled foot in line with the outer wall, which is slightly curved and free of glaze ; The decoration almost completely covers the inside of the plate. It is traced and hand-painted in underglaze blue. The decoration covers the rim and bottom of the plate. It is of the lakeside landscape type. The rim decoration is composed of two different, distinct elements: a frieze close to the rim and a row of curved, flowering branches. The frieze running along the edge of the plate is a braid drawn in blue, underlined by a double line on the inside. It is trimmed with a latticework of alternating double and single X-crosses, the strokes of some of the single crosses not overlapping. The marli is decorated with five almost identical sets, each featuring a central flower and leafy branches. The sets are traced and painted in blue. The central decoration, on the base of the plate, is set in a double-lined ring. The scene features a meandering river between two islets. Horizontal lines suggest the presence of waves on the river, from which emerge rocks traced and painted in blue. The islets are traced and painted blue over almost their entire surface. The islet in the foreground is off-center, lined with rocks and a shrub, as well as two pavilions with Chinese-style roofs, one of which is two storeys high. On either side of this high pavilion are trees, including hardwoods and a coniferous tree. The other islet, in the background, also has two pavilions and trees. The pavilions are roughly drawn.
- Accession Number 2018.10.23
- Date 1755 c
- Materials ceramics, fine hard-paste porcelain from China
- Measurements 2,8 x 23,2134 cm
- Accession Number 2018.10.23
- Date 1755 c
- Materials ceramics, fine hard-paste porcelain from China
- Measurements 2,8 x 23,2134 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.0023
Photo by René Bouchard
- On display
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