Imari Plate with Birds and Flowers by Unknown
  • Unknown
  • Imari Plate with Birds and Flowers
  • Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue, iron red, and gilt decoration
  • 9 x 4.5 in (22.86 x 11.43 cm)
  • Inv: 3967
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First half of 18th Century


The ruyi shaped hanger at the top of the bird’s perch is a Chinese art motif. Likewise the border along the rim of the plates is a frequent design on Chinese imari from the 18th century and on Kangxi period porcelains.


Gift of Dan McLawhorn, Class of 1970, and Robert J. Hazelgrove, Jr.

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