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

Dish

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

Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, a stylised phoenix surrounded by clouds. On the rim, on a dappled blue ground, four clouds in light blue. Under the rim, four of the Eight Precious Things.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, a stylised phoenix surrounded by clouds. On the rim, on a dappled blue ground, four clouds in light blue. Under the rim, four of the Eight Precious Things.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
A seal character in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 2392
Collection
Accession number
C.704-1910

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Record createdFebruary 24, 2009
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