Plate, c. 1735, 1 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. ( x cm), Porcelain with bianco sopra bianco border, enamel and gilded decoration, China, 18th century, The bianco-sopra-bianco, or white-on-white border employs lace-like designs of white enamel color on top of the white porcelain body, creating a subtle raised design. This technique is derived from European glass decoration beginning in the 16th century and was taught to the Chinese decorators in the mid-eighteenth century

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