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Stem dish

Stem dish
Qing dynasty, Yongzheng period 1723-1735

Medium
porcelain

Measurements
3.3 × 15.4 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Inscription
painted in blue and brush on base (in Chinese characters) c.: (mark of Yongzheng period)

Accession Number
2530-D3

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Shallow porcelain dish with raised rim, on flared foot; central impressed motif of three bats holding auspicious objects and scrolling clouds; underside impressed with combination 'good luck' rui symbols and banana leaves radiating from foot; pale blue-green glaze.