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

Dish

1644-1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels with flowers, symbolical utensils, and diaper patterns.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Physical description
Dish, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels with flowers, symbolical utensils, and diaper patterns.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 38.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of the emblem for a painting
Object history
Purchased from the Blenheim Collection, accessioned in 1886. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Bought (Blenheim Collection)
Production
Attribution date from inventory record
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
356-1886

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Record createdJanuary 26, 2009
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