Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plate

ca. 1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and decorated with the 'partridge pattern' in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain. Painted with two quails and a flowering prunus-tree. Lobed rim with red and gold floral border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and decorated with the 'partridge pattern', Bow Porcelain Factory, Bow, ca. 1755.
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and decorated with the 'partridge pattern' in imitation of Japanese Kakiemon porcelain. Painted with two quails and a flowering prunus-tree. Lobed rim with red and gold floral border.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'2' (In red)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.185-1935

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Record createdJune 17, 2009
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