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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

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

Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, a radiating pattern of eight floral panels. On the rim, three sprays of flowers and three reserved flower panels. Between the two, a band of perforated ornament. Under the rim, three emblems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue with perforation
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with perforation, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. In the middle, a radiating pattern of eight floral panels. On the rim, three sprays of flowers and three reserved flower panels. Between the two, a band of perforated ornament. Under the rim, three emblems.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 16.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
An incense burner 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. 473
Collection
Accession number
C.937-1910

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2009
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