Plate
CultureChinese
Date1736
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 inches (21.27 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number59-77
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DescriptionRuby-back, seven-border plate with famille rose decoration. Genre scene, two ladies, two boys, and cat; with table in background covered with fruits and flowers. Border of flowers and dragons, in medallions. Pale rose, green, blue with gilt. Ruby back.ProvenanceWith D. C. Ashley Fine Porcelains, Antiques, Period Furniture, San Francisco, CA, by December 29, 1959;
Purchased from D. C. Ashley by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1959.
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