Koristelautanen, posliini, famille rose, 'mille fleur', Kiina, tasavalta (1912-1949).
Runsas koristelu famille rose -väreissä, aiheena kukkia, mukaan lukien krysanteemi, pioni, päivänlilja, magnolia jne. Sinettileima pohjassa. Halkaisija 47,5 cm.
Kolhuja.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
Yksityisen suomalaisen keräilijän omaisuutta.
Kirjallisuus
The dense arrangement of various flowers decorating this dish is known as wanhuajin (myriad flower brocade), as well as baihuadi (ground of one hundred flowers), and, according to T. T. Bartholomew in Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2006, p. 146, during the Qing dynasty the design conveyed the hope that the Qing dynasty "would last as long as flowers continue to bloom."
Muut tiedot
The 'mille fleur' decoration, meaning the "thousand flowers design" first appears in the late Yongzheng period - and becoming extremely popular during the Qianlong era, and was carried on throughout the Qing dynasty and well in to the Republic period.
The design is thought to symbolize "all the flowers bestow their blessings".