Dish
1710-1725 (made)
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Dish of porcelain. Saucer-shaped, with moulded ribs in the form of a large pointed star creating eight semi-circular panels round the foliated rim. It is painted in the Imari style with underglaze blue, red enamel and gilt predominating and two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple. In the centre is a colourful pomegranate within a lotus-scroll border in white on red, and in the panels are 'squirrel-and-vine' designs, with a diapered rim. On the underside are panels of prunus. The 'squirrel' is in fact the oriental tree rat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Chinese Imari. Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilded, China, Qing dynasty, 1710-1725 |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain. Saucer-shaped, with moulded ribs in the form of a large pointed star creating eight semi-circular panels round the foliated rim. It is painted in the Imari style with underglaze blue, red enamel and gilt predominating and two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple. In the centre is a colourful pomegranate within a lotus-scroll border in white on red, and in the panels are 'squirrel-and-vine' designs, with a diapered rim. On the underside are panels of prunus. The 'squirrel' is in fact the oriental tree rat. |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, J., Impey, O. and Mallet, J.V.G., Porcelain for Palaces : The Fashion for Japan in Europe, 1650-1750, London : Oriental Ceramic Society, 1990 |
| Other number | Loan No. 224 |
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| Accession number | C.1491-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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