Plate
The plate is complete; there are some cracks and chips on the rim, and slight flaws in the inner glaze. The plate is circular in shape with an undulating rim. The rim slopes slightly inwards, the wall is low and the bottom is flat. The plate rests on a small ring-shaped foot that is free of glaze; the decoration is molded and hand-painted in blue underglaze. The molded decoration is visible on the top and the outer and inner walls. The painted decoration covers the entire inner and outer surfaces, as well as the center of the underside of the base. The top of the rim is slightly corrugated and the wall is lined with molded tabs in relief on the face and recessed on the reverse, alternating between wide and narrow. Painted decoration is found near the rim, on the wall and on the inner background. Near the rim, the decoration consists of a garland made of a fillet trimmed on either side with a pair of leaves arranged in a V-shape. On the remaining part of the border and on the wall, the painted decoration follows the molded decoration and is composed of alternating wide and narrow panels in blue. The narrow panels are rectangular in shape with a domed top; they house a long leafy stem similar to the one near the rim, topped by a flower, making it resemble a sunflower. The wide panels are almost square in shape, with a slightly undulating top; they feature a wide edge closed by a fillet, housing a long, U-shaped leafy stem identical to the one near the edge, while the center houses a leafy, flowering stem. The background is framed by a thin ring. It consists of an undulating terrace, traced in blue and painted in dark, faded blue; it supports long grasses on either side of a large, perforated rock, symbolizing the Chinese philosophy of Taoism, traced and painted in dark blue. Near its summit, the rock is lined with an unevenly contoured surface, painted a faded blue. Behind the rock stands a leafy, flowering shrub, as well as a tree with an undulating trunk painted dark blue and adorned with five groups of specially shaped leaves. The outer wall is decorated with eight precious Buddhist objects in a row. The lower part of the wall is decorated with a row of lotus leaves, the heart and base of which are painted dark blue and framed by a fillet. The center of the bottom is adorned with a double-ringed medallion housing one of the eight precious Buddhist objects, the coin.
- Accession Number 2018.10.1242
- Date 1710
- Materials ceramics, fine hard-paste porcelain from China
- Measurements 3,2 x 21,2123 cm
- Accession Number 2018.10.1242
- Date 1710
- Materials ceramics, fine hard-paste porcelain from China
- Measurements 3,2 x 21,2123 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.1242
Photo by René Bouchard
- On display
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