A thirteen piece famille rose dragon and phoenix serving set, Republic era, probably 1930s, comprising six bowls and dishes and a large covered tureen, all overglaze, decorated with phoenix and dragons chasing flaming pearls within polychrome, key fret borders, with four character painted marks underside, diameter 14 cm (small plate)
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- Overglaze on Porcelain - Overglaze decoration on porcelain refers to a decorative technique where designs are painted onto a fired and glazed porcelain surface, and then fired again at a lower temperature to fuse the decorative design onto the glaze surface. This technique allows for a wide range of colors and intricate designs that would not be possible with underglaze decoration, which is applied before the glaze is fired.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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Chinese ceramics, dynasty mark or period - vases, Republic period (1912 - 1949)
447
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Chinese ceramics, famille - bowls and dishes, famille rose
638
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Chinese ceramics, famille decoration - famille rose, fencai, yangcai, other
1,392
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Chinese ceramics, item type