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ii. Dish. Chinese (Continental market), first quarter
of the i8th century. Hard paste. Diam. 153/8 in.
(39.I cm). Mark: lozenge. The Hans Syz Collection,
B.
Gift of Stephan Syz and John D. Syz, I995
(1995.268.70)

The influence of Japanese style on Chinese export wares
is seen in this large display piece, in which Chineseflora
are enframed by Imari motifs andpatterns.

12. Bowl. Chinese (English market), ca. I7I5. Hard paste. Diam. 73/4 in. (I9.7 cm). Bowl, detail coat arms
of
of
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Rafi Y. Mottahedeh, I975 (I975.435)

and adapted by their respective porcelain
This airy version Chinese Imari combines the Japanese iron red, blue, and gold
of
with Chinese motifs of the lotus and scepter (ruyi) heads. The coat arms is the factories, Meissen and Chantilly, and thence
of
of
circulated to a wider audience. Relatively few
the colors and metals the shield happen
Horsemondenfamily, and-fortuitously?-as of
to match those the Imari palette, the decorative scheme is uninterrupted. A branch famille verte porcelains of Western form are
of
of thefamily-that spelled the name Horsemanden-settled in America in the late known (figs. 13, 14) and almost none with
seventeenth century; the service has been associated with Daniel Horsemanden of personalized decoration. Rather-like the
New York (I691-i778), but his ownership has not been confirmed.
thousands of blue and white vases that
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