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

Dish

1573-1620 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain dish, circular, painted in underglaze blue with grotesque animals among rocks and trees, and a floral border with fruit and birds. On the base are medallions of branching fungus, and the mark of the Wanli period.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark and period (1573-1620)
Physical description
Porcelain dish, circular, painted in underglaze blue with grotesque animals among rocks and trees, and a floral border with fruit and birds. On the base are medallions of branching fungus, and the mark of the Wanli period.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 31.1cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of Wanli period in underglaze blue on base
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
770-1883

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Record createdJanuary 23, 2009
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