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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Dish

1610-1630 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

In the Middle East, locally produced ceramics had a lower status than imported Chinese porcelain. Even the most impressive fritware dishes from Iran were made for use, whereas Chinese porcelain was for display.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Cer, China, Ming, blue and white
Physical description
Kraak type dish painted with two phoenixes in the centre, the border shows sunflower and miscellaneous objects within panels.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 48.5cm
Style
Gallery label
Chinese porcelain exported to the Middle East China, Jingdezhen, about 1600 538-1888(2009)
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1888. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Acquired in Persia
Production
Border VII.2
Summary
In the Middle East, locally produced ceramics had a lower status than imported Chinese porcelain. Even the most impressive fritware dishes from Iran were made for use, whereas Chinese porcelain was for display.
Bibliographic reference
Rinaldi, Kraak Porcelain, p.104
Collection
Accession number
538-1888

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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