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Plate

Part of the collection: Orient

Popularization note

Copper plate covered with white falangcai enamel type, referred to as Cantonese enamel in the famille rose color scheme. In the middle of the mirror there is a representation of the goddess – the Mother of the West – Xi Wangmu with a phoenix. On the reverse side there is a ruby-colored plate, the bottom is white with two peach fruits "the fruit of the Immortals". Tradition describes the queen as a former mountain spirit transformed into a beautiful woman. Her garden was overflowing with rare flowers, unusual birds and there grew - pantao - "flat peaches of immortality". The plate dates to the second half of the 19th century, China.

Information about the object

Information about this object Plate

Author / creator

unknown

Dimensions

height: 1 cm

Object type

Orient

Technique

cast

Material

copper

Creation time / dating

2nd half of the 19th century

Creation / finding place

powstanie: China (Asia)

Owner

Castle Museum in Łańcut

Identification number

S.7587MŁ

Location / status

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