Plate

Description

Porcelain plate, decorated in centre with bird and flowering plants in underglaze blue, with the crest of Peers on rim, made to the order of Charles Peers: China, Qing dynasty, export ware shipped from Guangzhou (Canton), c. 1731 AD

Museum reference

A.1923.465

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Plate

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

c. 1731

Style / Culture

Qing Dynasty, Chinese (Manchu)

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Porcelain; decorated with bird and flowering plants in underglaze blue

Associations

Previous owner: Charles Peers
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, East Asia

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, artistic legacies