Plate
1680-1700 (made)
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The Kangxi period (1662-1722) was a golden age for enamelled porcelain. All sorts of shapes and colours emerged from the skilful hands of potters in Jingdezhen, the porcelain city in Jiangxi province. Blue-and- white wares with a Chinese pattern, such as the mythical animals on this dish, found special favour with European customers, who used them for interior decoration.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Plate, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, 1680-1700 |
| Physical description | Plate of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, in a landscape, a lady with a qilin from the mouth of which issues a book among flames. On the rim, pine-trees; underneath, bamboo-sprays. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mark, a square containing four swastikas, in a double circle, in underglaze blue |
| Credit line | Salting bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Summary | The Kangxi period (1662-1722) was a golden age for enamelled porcelain. All sorts of shapes and colours emerged from the skilful hands of potters in Jingdezhen, the porcelain city in Jiangxi province. Blue-and- white wares with a Chinese pattern, such as the mythical animals on this dish, found special favour with European customers, who used them for interior decoration. |
| Other number | Loan no. 832 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.774-1910 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2005 |
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