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

Saucer

about 1982 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer, smooth, glossy, coldwhite porcelain, fairly thickly potted but translucent. Small dark spots in the glaze. A sketchy flower-head design on one side with opposite a single bud, all painted in underglaze green and overglaze blue and pink enamels. A six character sealmark in blue enamel on the base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze green and overglaze blue and pink enamels
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain, painted in underglaze green and overglaze blue and pink enamels, China (Jingdezhen), about 1982
Physical description
Saucer, smooth, glossy, coldwhite porcelain, fairly thickly potted but translucent. Small dark spots in the glaze. A sketchy flower-head design on one side with opposite a single bud, all painted in underglaze green and overglaze blue and pink enamels. A six character sealmark in blue enamel on the base.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Zhongguo Jingdezhen zhi' blue enamel seal mark on base
Translation
Made in Jingdezhen, China
Object history
Bought at the Friendship Store, Jingdezhen, November 1982.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.35-1983

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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