- Provenance
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To 1993
The Chinese Porcelain Company, New York, NY, to 1993From 1993
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from The Chinese Porcelain Company in 1993
- Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)
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The Chinese Porcelain Company Established 1984
- Description
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A large blue and white charger decorated with central medallion enclosing a foliate spray on stippled ground and forming the center of a large flower; surrounded by eight flower-filled petal lappets joined by scrolling leaves; all reserved on a diaper ground interrupted by ruyi heads at the edge of the well; the flat, everted rim with quatrefoil panels, each containing a flowering fruit spray, and alternating with four peacocks on a dense floral ground of leafy chrysanthemums; the reverse with five Buddhist emblems the footrim unglazed; the base glazed white.
- Published References
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- Khalil Rizk, Conor Mahony. The Chinese Porcelain Company: A Dealer's Record 1985-2000. New York. p. 104.
- Collection Area(s)
- Chinese Art
- Web Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
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