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Platter

Date1738
MediumFaience (tin-glazed earthenware)
DimensionsDiam.: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm); h.: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sidney R. Knafel, 2022
Accession number2022.17.41
Commentary

Alongside the production of pieces decorated with lambrequins, Rouen potters continued to cater to Europe's passion for Asia by producing pieces with Chinese motifs including pagodas, Chinese figures, flora, and fauna, as well as Asian-style landscapes. These motifs were not painted in blue and white, as they had been earlier, but in polychromeinspired by colorful Chinese porcelains, and by Japanese Imari ware, characterized by extensive floral motifs painted in radiant blue and iron-red.


Large circular plate with oriental scene and ornate border in blue and red
French, Rouen
ca. 1710−20
Large circular plate with putti in the middle surrounded by ornate decoration in red and blue
French, Rouen
ca. 1725
Large circular plate with putti in the middle surrounded by ornate decoration in red and blue
French, Rouen
ca. 1725
Eight-sided elongated platter with ornate floral decoration in blue and red
French, Rouen
ca. 1700−20
Circular plate with putti and a border of ornate yellow decoration
French, Rouen
ca. 1725
Plate showing a mythological scene with a man and putto against a blue background
French, Rouen
ca. 1725−30
Anthropomorphic pitcher of a man painted in color
French, Rouen
ca. 1730
Top view of a footed platter with ornate floral and figurative decoration in color
French, Rouen
ca. 1730
Large circular plate with oriental scene and ornate border in blue and red
French, Rouen
ca 1730−40
Circular plate with oriental scene in color
French, Rouen
ca. 1730−40
Covered openwork vase with handles, painted in color
French, Rouen
ca. 1740
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