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

Plate

17th century or 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of fritware, shallow, with flattened rim and lobed edge, painted with Kraak-type underglaze blue decoration. In the central medallion, a duck perched on a rock beside balustrades and a flowering plant, in front of a lake. Surrounding this are six large panels arranged alternately with a flowering plant and a plantain leaf with ribbons; separated by a narrow divider of beaded jewel and diaperwork. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate, fritware painted in underglaze blue, Iran, 17th or 18th century
Physical description
Plate of fritware, shallow, with flattened rim and lobed edge, painted with Kraak-type underglaze blue decoration. In the central medallion, a duck perched on a rock beside balustrades and a flowering plant, in front of a lake. Surrounding this are six large panels arranged alternately with a flowering plant and a plantain leaf with ribbons; separated by a narrow divider of beaded jewel and diaperwork. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26.4cm
Style
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1097-1883

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Record createdApril 1, 2009
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