Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

ca. 1875-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
China (made)

Plate of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels with figure of Shouxing (Star God of longevity), small boy, peaches and a bat.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Porcelain
Glazed
Painted
Brief description
Plate, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; Chinese; mark of Qianlong period (1736-1795), but dating to about 1875-1900
Physical description
Plate of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels with figure of Shouxing (Star God of longevity), small boy, peaches and a bat.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.4cm
Styles
Polychrome
Qing
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'da qing Qianlong nian zhi' seal mark in underglaze blue
    Translation
    Made in the Qianlong period of the great Qing dynasty
  • Transliteration
    .
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr W. G. Gulland
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Peaches
Attendants
Bats (Animals)
Shou Xing
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.338-1931

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O23617/plate-unknown/
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