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

Dish

1650-1675 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, painted in yellow, green and manganese-purple outlined in brown with a bird and a flowering plant surrounded by two bands of diaper-work.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, Arita kilns (Kutani type), Edo period, 1650-75
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted in yellow, green and manganese-purple outlined in brown with a bird and a flowering plant surrounded by two bands of diaper-work.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Styles
Gallery label
Small dish Porcelain with enamel decoration of tigers in Chinese style Arita ware (Kutani style) JAPANESE; third quarter 17th century 686-1901(as at 2005)
Object history
Purchased from John Sparks (15 Duke Street), accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
686-1901

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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