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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Dish
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Dish

Artist Unknown
CultureChinese
Date1750-1799
MediumEnamel | Copper
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry
Object number36.8.243
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-5, Case 36
DescriptionDish of enamel on copper. With a bright yellow enamel ground with a central design in famille rose of peaches, chrysanthemums, citron, lingchih, and other flora with a large butterfly hovering over it. Cavetto has intricate floral scrollwork. Exterior has more blue in the scrolling design, with a circular pattern on bottom in similar colors depicting a writhing phoenix.

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