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

Dish

ca. 1680-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with a house and figures in a landscape.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, ca. 1680-1700
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with a house and figures in a landscape.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'fuku' in underglaze blue
    Translation
    happiness
  • 'N:469' incised (Inventory mark of the Japanese Palace, Dresden)
Credit line
Given by H.M. Queen Victoria
Object history
Given by H. M. Queen Victoria, accessioned in 1860. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
This dish was once in the collection of the Porcelain Palace in Dresden.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
7331-1860

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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