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Dish

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

Dish of porcelain, thick, with angular rim, painted with dark blue flowers and scrolls on blue and white grounds.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, late 17th century
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, thick, with angular rim, painted with dark blue flowers and scrolls on blue and white grounds.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Styles
Gallery label
Dish Porcelain, in chysanthemum shape, decorated in underglaze blue Commendation mark within square on base JAPANESE (Arita kilns, Imari type) About 1700 1577-1876(As at 2005)
Object history
Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
IRAN

From the RICHARD collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1577-1876

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
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