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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Saucer

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer, of porcelain painted in underglaze blue with a rider in a valley encircled by double rings, surrounded by figures on horseback and small trees arranged alternately. A band of diaper-work below rim, on the outside of which, two sprays of bamboo.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Saucer, of porcelain painted in underglaze blue with a rider in a valley encircled by double rings, surrounded by figures on horseback and small trees arranged alternately. A band of diaper-work below rim, on the outside of which, two sprays of bamboo.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.5cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'mei yu ya zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Translation
Beautiful jade elegantly made
Credit line
Given by Sydney Vacher
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.184-1924

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Record createdDecember 30, 2008
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