Plate

late 17th-early 18th century

Objects decorated with figural motifs, such as warriors with weapons and horses, represent the best works of the "famille verte" (green family) style, combining masterly paintings and seasoned enamel-firing skills, as shown by the brilliant quality of the enamels on this plate. These scenes were often inspired by contemporary book illustrations.

Porcelain with famille-verte overglaze enamel decoration

2 3/8 in. (6.03 cm), height

13 3/8 in. (34 cm), diameter

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

49.25

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Glaze, Pattern and Image: Decoration in Chinese Ceramics", September 7, 2002 - November 19, 2002

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe", February 17, 2000-May 7, 2000 (2/17/2000 - 5/7/2000)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.

Published ReferencesEmerson, Julie, Jennifer Chen, & Mimi Gardner Gates, "Porcelain Stories, From China to Europe", Seattle Art Museum, 2000, pg. 185.

Foong, Ping, Xiaojin Wu, and Darielle Mason. "An Asian Art Museum Transformed." Orientations vol. 51, no. 3 (May/June 2020): p. 61, reproduced fig. 22 (installation view).

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