Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, circular, decorated with an incised design and painted in manganese-purple, white and three shades of green on a yellow ground. In the middle are dragons among clouds chasing a flaming pearl. The rim is decorated on the upper side with flowering plants, on the lower with four dragons and pearls.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in colours over incised design |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in colours over incised dragon design, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722) |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, circular, decorated with an incised design and painted in manganese-purple, white and three shades of green on a yellow ground. In the middle are dragons among clouds chasing a flaming pearl. The rim is decorated on the upper side with flowering plants, on the lower with four dragons and pearls. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'da qing Kangxi nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Andrew Burman |
| Object history | Given by Mr. Andrew Burman, accessioned in 1909. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. This object together with C.757-199 were collected in Beijing. (See letter from Mr. Andrew Burman dated 13th November 199, under C.757-199) |
| Production | Register |
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| Bibliographic reference | Du Boulay, Anthony. The Summer Palace, Beijing 1900: an inventory by Noel Du Boulay, commandant 1900-1901. Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society. 1990-1991, vol. 55, pp. 93 and 94, pl. 12. |
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| Accession number | C.758-1909 |
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| Record created | February 11, 2009 |
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