On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Dish

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Arita (made)

Dish of porcelain, painted in red, black and underglaze blue. In the middle, three vases of flowers on a terrace, surrounded by a band of fans and plum-blossom. On the rim three women pulling along a cart full of flowers, attended by a dog, repeated. Under the rim, four sprays of plum-blossom. Under the base, six spur-marks.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Gilt
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, 18th century
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted in red, black and underglaze blue. In the middle, three vases of flowers on a terrace, surrounded by a band of fans and plum-blossom. On the rim three women pulling along a cart full of flowers, attended by a dog, repeated. Under the rim, four sprays of plum-blossom. Under the base, six spur-marks.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 432mm
  • Height: 70mm (Note: Measured for Europe 1600-1800)
Style
Edo
Marks and inscriptions
  • A double circle (Mark in underglaze blue)
  • 'N:4 / +' incised under the base (Inventory mark of the Japanese Palace at Dresden)
Gallery label
(as at 2005)
Dish
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding
The inventory mark of the Royal Saxon Collection of King Augustus the Strong incised on base
JAPANESE (Arita kilns, Imari type)
About 1700-1725
C.1504-1910
Salting Bequest
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Formerly in the Royal Saxon Collection.
Subjects depicted
Women
Flowers
Dogs (Animals)
Terraces
Prunus Blossoms
Other number
Loan no. 11
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.1504-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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