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Inspired by the classical shapes and decorative designs of the Ming
dynasty, the present dish attests to the creativity of Qing potters during
the Qianlong period. The ‘heaped-and-piled’ technique, characterised
by the inky cobalt blue which fired to a dark, deep blue in parts,
heightening the three-dimensional quality of the design, was a feature
of early Ming blue and white wares, as was the use of separate floral
sprays, instead of the continuous scroll, in the cavetto, and clearly
inspired 18th century potters.
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