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Chinese Plate & Ch'ien Lung bowl

Unknown artist, 17th century & 15th century

1) Circular plate in white cracked porcelain. Interior painted in blue with design on the chrysanthemum enclosed within a circular medallion, border of the lozenge design printed in blue. Chinese characters in blue on the base. 2) Circular bowl in white crackled porcelain. Exterior painted in blue with floral design. In the style of the Ming period but of the Ch'ien Lung period.

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Title of artwork, date

Chinese Plate & Ch'ien Lung bowl, 17th century & 15th century

Date supported

1924

Medium and material

Porcelain

Dimensions

Diameter: 19 cm & 9.5 cm

Gifted by

Kenneth Dingwall

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