Plaque
Item number N1.588 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
A vertically rectangular plaque of a polychrome garden scene consisting of mountains, trees, and water with men and children reading and writing scrolls. The main scene is in the middle of a gated garden which has a bridge over water off to the side at a bottom corner where a child ? is crossing. Another child ? is near a cooking fire. The table at the front has one man writing on a scroll while another is holding a candle, and a child is holding the scroll at the other end. The table at the back has one man sitting with his arms leaning across the table, another man leaning over a chair as he is reading a scroll that he is holding up, another man sitting leaning over the table as he is reading a scroll, and another man writing on a scroll with another man holding up an object behind him, beside which, there is a child holding a candle. In the background, there is a tree in front of a building, behind which, there is a waterfall through rocks, and beside which, there is a temple-like building in the mist among tree blossoms.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1921 and 1960
- Owned by Leslie G. Kilborn before October 1966
- Received from Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller) during October 1966
What
- Name
- Plaque
- Identification Number
- N1.588
- Type of Item
- plaque
- Material
- wood, clay and enamel
- Manufacturing Technique
- enamelled and carved
- Overall
- height 37.7 cm, width 28.5 cm, depth 2.1 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Leslie G. Kilborn
- Received from
- Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- between 1921 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before October 1966
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1966
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; porcelain
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 86
- Accession Number
- 0037/0007/0060
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