Antique Chinese – Qianlong – Plate – Landscape bird – Porcelain – Qing Dynasty – China

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Condition Report: Overall Condition; rimfritting and hairline. Size (aprox): 22.7 centimeter

A nice pair plate. Qing Dynasty – Qing Period.

20-1-20-1-1

Symbolism:

Peony

Peony – Mu-Dan – Queen of Flowers, the peony is a emblem of wealth and distinction.

Magpie

Magpie (xi que). The “bird of joy” and of good omen, brings joy, often married bliss. Its call heralds good news or the arrival of a guest. “Two magpies” was pronounced the same as “two happinesses,” so a painting of two magpies was a pictorial metaphor for double happiness and thus an appropriate subject for a painting to be given to someone to express congratulations, especially for a wedding. The myth also has it that if a man and a wife had to separate for a while they would brake a mirror and take a half each. If the woman succumbed to other men in the meantime, her half would turn into a magpie and fly back to her husband.

Rock

Emblem of longevity, hardness and durability.

Butterfly

Butterfly – joy and conjugal felicity. Butterfly is pronounced in homonym with the word die which means a 80 years old. Two butterflies together is meant a wish of “longevity”. “Die” is also pronounced similar to another word which means to “pile up” or “repeat” – and thus given the meaning “many”.

Source: Nilson, J. Gotheborg: Antique Chinese and Japanese Porcelain Collectors’ Help and Info Page. Retrieved from the Gotheborg website.

All will be packed neat and sent track and trace airmail with insurance. Packages are always shipped on the next wednesday. If there is a specific hurry please contact us.

 

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