Qianlong White Jade Dish, 18th Century
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A Chinese Imperial white jade dish, incised Qianlong four-character mark and of the period (1735-1796), the fine, undecorated dish carved from even-hued, lustrous, translucent white jade, with gently everted rim and wide, square-cut foot, evenly finished to a beautiful soft polish. With a four-character incised mark in kaishu script reading 'Qianlong Nian Zhi' to the base, 1.75 cm high, 7.2 cm diameter. Provenance: Gifted in 1958 to the sister of Carl winter (1906-1966), and thence by descent. Other Notes: Carl winter was appointed Deputy Keeper of the V&A in 1945, and then Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, in 1946, where he served until his death in 1966.
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- Everted - An everted rim is an outwardly turning or flaring outwards rim, as seen the rims on jugs, vases, bowls and dishes.
- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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- Chinese ceramics, item type - bowls and dishes, other 1,981