Unknown Chinese
Dish

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Maker Unknown Chinese

CultureChinese

Titles

Dish

Datec. 1700–1720

Made inChina , Asia

MediumHard-paste porcelain

Dimensions2 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (5.7 × 34.3 × 34 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.49.4

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Pine Room

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionBlue and white Chinese export porcelain catered to European tastes, and this large serving dish is a notable example. The musical scene, with a seated woman playing a dulcimer next to men playing a transverse flute and a large lute, is based on a French print dating to about 1700 and engraved by Nicolas Bonnart, who, along with his brothers, became well known for producing images of contemporary fashion.
Provenance[Otto M. Wasserman, New York, by January 31, 1948]; [Ginsburg & Levy, New York,1948–1949]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, November 21, 1949; given to MFAH, by 1966.

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