Description
This is an example of "famille verte" porcelain; this particular piece is the center of a broken dish featuring Shou Lao, the God of Longevity and was made for the emperor's birthday in 1713.
Provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Inscriptions
reign mark of Kangxi [K'ang-hsi] (1661-1722)
