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Chinese Export Porcelain Pseudo Tobacco Leaf With Ducks Large Dish and Drainer

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Chinese Export Porcelain Pseudo Tobacco Leaf Large Dish and Drainer, Circa 1765-75 The oval Chinese Export deep dish is fully painted with a variation of the Tobacco Leaf pattern with two Mandarin ducks amongst foliage and on either side of a blue watery pond. There are several different hibiscuses depicted too. The strainer or drainer has a central oval panel with the same design and with eight groupings of lotus flowers around the rim. Between the central panel and the rim are thirty-two series of three drainage holes radiating from the central panel. Ducks for the Chinese were a symbol of fidelity. Dimensions: 17 1/4 inches wide x 14 3/4 inches deep x 2 3/4 inches high Reference: Tobacco Leaf and Pseudo: A Tentative Inventory, Pierre L. Debomy, Page 154-156, Pattern B3.1. (Ref: VM98654-50/7202G)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Width: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Depth: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)
  • Style:
    Chinese Export (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1765
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: VM986541stDibs: LU861037817332
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