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Untitled (Saucer)
Image Not Available for Untitled (Saucer)

Untitled (Saucer)

Date19th Century
Mediumporcelain
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 15 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of James and Joanna Davidson
Object number2015.015.024
DescriptionBlue and white saucer dish decorated with drawing of two men seated on a rock while another old man boats down the river. Poem inscribed on face of the plate translates to "Two men sitting on a rock in a river and old man punting his boat lazily down the river. The two men say why should we worry with these worldly affairs, why not be like the old man just drifting happily along."
Status
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