Plate with Aesop's fable of the Fox and the Stork
CultureChinese
DecoratedLondon, England
OriginJingdezhen, Jiangxi, China
PeriodQing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Dateca.1750; decorated in London by O'Neale, ca.1750-70
MediumPorcelain, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 2.5 x 23.5 cm (1 x 9 1/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA plate from London decorated by O'Neale. The incised scrolling foliage ground is painted with the fable of 'The Fox and Stork' in a wooded estuary scene with a mountain in the distance within a iron-red Vandyke-pattern border and underglaze-blue trellis-pattern rim.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.810
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Chinese Porcelain - HausmalereiCollections
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