FurnitureChinese17th-18th century

Miniature Circular Table with Decoration of a Bird Standing on a Rock amid Blossoming Chrysanthemums and with a Reticulated Border with Seated Figures and "Chilong" Dragons

late 17th-early 18th century

Classification

Furniture

Medium

Enameled porcelain, "famille verte" type: porcelain with openwork elements and decoration in painted in overglaze polychrome enamels

Culture

Chinese

Period

Qing dynasty, 1644-1911

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 10.2 x Diam. 23.2 cm (4 x 9 1/8 in.)

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