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Saucer

Saucer

  • Place of origin:

    China (made)

  • Date:

    1723-1735 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    [Stand] Carved wood
    [Saucer] Porcelain

  • Credit Line:

    Accepted by HM Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2005

  • Museum number:

    FE.296:1, 2-2005

  • Gallery location:

    Ceramics Study Galleries, China, room 136, case 7, shelf 3

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The yellow colour on this saucer is called 'imperial yellow', because it was reserved for use only in the Chinese imperial household in the 18th century.

Physical description

[Stand] Wooden stand
[Saucer] Porcelain covered with yellow glaze.

Place of Origin

China (made)

Date

1723-1735 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

[Stand] Carved wood
[Saucer] Porcelain

Marks and inscriptions

[Saucer] 'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' on base

Dimensions

Diameter: 14.5 cm

Object history note

Ex James Connell Collection

Descriptive line

Cer, China, Qing, monochrome, yellow

Categories

Ceramics; Food vessels & Tableware

Collection code

EAS

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Qr_O121699
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