Plate with a vase of flowers 1700–1725 Chinese, for European market The vase, halberd (axe-headed weapon), and musical chimes on the plate’s central panel and rim are Chinese symbols carrying auspicious meanings: they form a rebus couplet suggesting "peace and good luck" (pingan jiqing) and "happiness and may all things be as you wish" (jiqing ruyi).. Plate with a vase of flowers. Chinese, for European market. 1700–1725. Hard-paste porcelain painted with colored enamels over transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware). Ceramics-Porcelain-Export

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Size: 4000px × 2998px
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