Dish with motifs of peonies and Chinese lions, re-decorated by Mór Fischer illustrating a paper scroll with Chinese figures

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 62.63.1
Type: object for daily use; ceramics
Date of production:
ca. 1700-1740
Edo (Tokugawa) period
Place of production:
Acquisition: collected by Vince Wartha
Materials/Techniques: porcelain, blue underglaze, red and gold overglaze, with multicolour overglaze decoration of a later period
Dimensions: height: 9 cm
diameter (mouth): 54 cm
diameter (base): 27 cm
Date of retouch: ca. 1850-1860. Made by Mór Fischer, at the Herend porcelain manufactory. Reason for retouching: the bowl was broken into several pieces, presumably in an attempt to remove traces of repair. Its pair belongs to the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts, Hungary.