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

Saucer

late 17th century or early 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of porcelain, painted in red, blue, green, dull yellow and black outline with a lake-scene with two men in a boat, two others with a buffalo crossing a bridge, and two seated beneath a tree at a repast with a bottle inscribed 'FW', possibly the initials of a Dutch merchant for whom the saucer were made. Round the rim is a hatched border and beneath are three branches with flowers and foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, late 17th or early 18th century
Physical description
Saucer of porcelain, painted in red, blue, green, dull yellow and black outline with a lake-scene with two men in a boat, two others with a buffalo crossing a bridge, and two seated beneath a tree at a repast with a bottle inscribed 'FW', possibly the initials of a Dutch merchant for whom the saucer were made. Round the rim is a hatched border and beneath are three branches with flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Marie Adeline Dumergue
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs. Marie Adeline Dumergue, accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.108-1912

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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