Antique-Chinese_021
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- 17 Dish Ming dynasty; late i6th/early 17th century d. 18.5 cm; The Reid Collection In the centre of this dish is a charming pictoral scene of birds next to a pond filled with lotus flowers. The well is decorated with cloud scrolls enclosed by bamboo leaves, and the outer rim has cloud scrolls and comma-shaped leaves. There are four irises around a central geometric design on the underside of the dish. The colours in- clude: red, white, yellow, cobalt blue, and brown, on a turquoise-blue sky and a dark green pond. 18 Potiche Ming dynasty; late i6th/early 17th century h. 6.1 cm; The Reid Collection This potiche, with bulbous shoulders taper- ing to a narrow base, is covered with the Eight Auspicious Signs or Symbols (ba bao) of Buddhism. These are comprised of the Wheel of the Law, Conch-shell, Um- brella, Canopy or Flag, Lotus, Jar, Double fish, and Mystic knot. There is a lotus flower under each emblem. The base and wires of this vessel are copper. The colours include: red, yellow, white, dark green and cobalt blue, on a turquoise-blue ground.
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