Basin mid eighteenth century
Painted enamel on copper | 11.5 x 40.5 x 34.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 21353
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Basin in the form of a fluted, fan-like shell with wavy rim, and depressed base supported on three limpet-shell feet. In the centre of the basin, a shaped panel with lobed black border painted with scrollwork, the radiating, fan-like panels in two ranks, painted with floral sprays on variously coloured grounds. The rim is gilt. It has a matching ewer RCIN 20091.
Text adapted from Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: Volume III.
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Medium and techniques
Painted enamel on copper
Measurements
11.5 x 40.5 x 34.5 cm (whole object)
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Object type(s)
Place of Production
China