Dish with Flowers and Fruit

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Dish with Flowers and Fruit

1723-35

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

The flowers and fruit on this dish indicate wishes for wealth and prosperity (the peonies), blessings (the Buddha’s Hand fruit), and longevity (the chrysanthemum).

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Object Details

Title:

Dish with Flowers and Fruit

Date:

1723-35

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Porcelain with overglaze enamel and gilt decoration

Dimensions:

1 3/8 x 7 7/8 inches (3.5 x 20 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Alfred and Margaret Caspary Memorial Gift, 1955

Accession Number:

1955-50-401

Geography:

Made in China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Period: Yongzheng Period (1723-1735)

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