Preview
Date of Work
Mid-19th Century
Medium
Wood, Porcelain
Identification #
92-002
Height
28.75"
Width
18.5"
Depth
9.25"
Collection/Provenance
Chester Fritz Library, East Asian Room
Status
Stored: S9B
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
Detailed wooden frame with carved birds, flowers, and vines. Wooden frame extends into base structure with round, turnable details above all 4 legs. Porcelain insert shows colorfully dressed people with horses near a river, surrounded by trees and flowers with mountains in the background. Famille Rose ("pink/rose family") is a type of Chinese porcelain from the 18th century that uses opaque overglaze rose colors which were favored over the translucent famille verte overglaze colors that came before.
https://www.britannica.com/art/famille-rose
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Some scratches, repaired minor breaks on lower left and right of wood base, minor cracking upper left, lower right, and back of wood frame,
Rights
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