This dish, originally produced at the Jingdezhen kilns in south-east China, was exported to Europe and re-decorated in Delft, in the Netherlands with branches of peonies and pheasants in traditional Chinese style.
During the 18th century many plain white or lightly decorated porcelain produced at the Jingdezhen or Dehua kilns in China were enamelled or gilded in Europe. Japanese patterns, such as Kakiemon ad Imari, were particularly popular among European customers. Other wares were enamelled with European designs that could not be obtained from China. Many were ‘over-decorated’ because they were too plain for European taste. The main centres for this work were England and the Netherlands.
Physical description
Porcelain dish, painted in polychrome enamels in the famille rose palette with sprays of flowering prunus and peony with two pheasants, one perched, the other in flight, and a butterfly.
Place of Origin
China (made)
Delft (decorated)
Date
ca. 1720-1730 (made)
ca. 1730-1740 (decorated)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels
Dimensions
Height: 5.08 cm, Diameter: 36.2 cm
Descriptive line
Porcelain dish, decorated in polychrome enamels, Jingdezhen, China, ca. 1720-30, with added decoration of peonies and pheasants, Delft, the Netherlands, ca. 1730-40
Labels and date
Chinese bottle with Japanese design, dish and plate
China, (32) 1700–25, enamelled about
1720; (33), 1730–40; (34) 1720–30
These wares were enamelled in Delft in
the Netherlands.
Museum nos. C.99-1956, J.A. Tulk Bequest; Circ.51-1932, W.G. Gulland Bequest;
680-1907, given by Julia C. Gulland [September 2009]
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Enamelled
Subjects depicted
Peony; Prunus; Pheasant; Butterfly
Categories
Porcelain; Household objects
Collection
East Asia Collection