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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionChinese Collection Object numberNU30896-0 TitlePlaque, Blue & White DescriptionBLUE-AND-WHITE PLAQUE, a sort of hollow tile, with round holes through the sides, presumably for fixing to something else; the front surface bearing an inscription in cobalt blue (somewhat inky) recording the offering of a set of altar furniture with motif of the Eight Immortals to a deity by a devotee Hu Wenyu in the names of seven generations of his family (all listed), in the 12th year of Qing jiaqian reign (1808 AD), all within a broad leiwen (key fret) border and under a transparent glaze with greenish tinge, surface with slight orange-peel effect, back surface unglazed revealing white, refined porcelain. Production placeChina Production date 1807 Production periodQing, Jiaqing 12th Year Object categoryCeramic MaterialCeramic Dimensions H: 45 cm L: 30 cm W: 5 cm

Object numberNU30896-0

TitlePlaque, Blue & White

DescriptionBLUE-AND-WHITE PLAQUE, a sort of hollow tile, with round holes through the sides, presumably for fixing to something else; the front surface bearing an inscription in cobalt blue (somewhat inky) recording the offering of a set of altar furniture with motif of the Eight Immortals to a deity by a devotee Hu Wenyu in the names of seven generations of his family (all listed), in the 12th year of Qing jiaqian reign (1808 AD), all within a broad leiwen (key fret) border and under a transparent glaze with greenish tinge, surface with slight orange-peel effect, back surface unglazed revealing white, refined porcelain.

Production placeChina

Production date 1807

Production periodQing, Jiaqing 12th Year

Object categoryCeramic

MaterialCeramic

Dimensions

H: 45 cm
L: 30 cm
W: 5 cm

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