D1330. Polychrome Plate

Delft, dated 1754

Painted in blue, iron-red, yellow, manganese and green in the center with two butterflies flitting toward flowering bamboo and another flowering tree growing above chrysanthemums, a pierced rock and a Chinese garden fence, the rim with three vignettes of prunus and other flowers growing around a pierced rock alternating with three winged insects.

Marked 1754 / P in blue

Diameter
22 cm. (8.7 in.)