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1840-1870
GUSN-25841
White clay body w/ colorless "white" glaze w/ slightly celadon tint. Oval shape w/ slightly dished and canted rim and a corresponding oval well. Overglaze enamel polychrome decoration in the rose palette featuring gilt ground w/ butterflies at central reserve. Quartered by scenic reserves, two w/ mandarin court scenes and two w/ birds and floral motif.
bonbon dishes
porcelain
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Aves (class)
butterflies
Chinese
floral patterns
rose (genus)
Porcelain
Mandarin
Rose
Butterfly
Bird
DISH, BONBON
Unknown
1.25 x 6.188 (HxW) (inches)
1973.12
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