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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

ca. 1535-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of fritware, painted in green, in the centre with three hanging bunches of grapes, amid leaves and tendrils, surrounded by floral designs, which are also reproduced on the outside; the lobed edge is decorated with curiously-shaped compartments on an imbricated ground.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware, underglaze painted in copper green, glazed
Brief description
Dish, fritware, with underglaze painting in green of a Chinese design depicting grape bunches, Turkey (Iznik), ca. 1535-50
Physical description
Dish of fritware, painted in green, in the centre with three hanging bunches of grapes, amid leaves and tendrils, surrounded by floral designs, which are also reproduced on the outside; the lobed edge is decorated with curiously-shaped compartments on an imbricated ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 39.4cm
  • Height: 7.6cm
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1762-1892

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Record createdApril 15, 2009
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