Praktfat, porslin. Kina, 1900-tal.
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Sigillmärke i botten. Heltäckande dekor i famille rosefärger av blommor. Diameter 52 cm.
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Litteratur
The dense arrangement of various flowers decorating this vase is known as wanhuajin (myriad flower brocade), as well as baihuadi (ground of one hundred flowers), and, according to T. T. Bartholomew in Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2006, p. 146, during the Qing dynasty the design conveyed the hope that the Qing dynasty "would last as long as flowers continue to bloom."
Övrig information
The 'mille fleur' decoration, meaning the "thousand flowers design" first appears in the late Yongzheng period - and becoming extremely popular during the Qianlong era, and was carried on throughout the Qing dynasty and well in to the Republic period.
The design is thought to symbolize "all the flowers bestow their blessings".
