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D2013-CMD. Group of dishes, 1981-80, 2013-70, and 2013-57.

Soup Plate

Dateca. 1736

OriginAsia, China, Jingdezhen

MediumHard-paste porcelain

DimensionsDiameter: 9"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors

Object number2013-70

DescriptionA soup plate decorated in opaque enamels and gilt. The asymmetrical motif features two 'auspicious' crabs and a cash coin in the cavetto with peonies, bamboo, and small pine branches arcing the 1 1/4 inch rim and the well on three sides.
Label TextFragments of a soup plate decorated with the same opaque enamel crab motif were recovered from a rat's nest within a wall at Stratford Hall, the Virginia home of the Lee family.
ProvenanceSold by Alex Cooper Auctions, Maryland. Formerly in the collection of Henry Moog.