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

Dish

1700-1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gold. In the middle are branches of pine and plum blossoms; on the outside of the rim are branches of tree-peony and other flowers. The rim is five-lobed and has a border moulded in imitation of plaited straw; the painting is in red, blue, green, light yellow and gold, partly outlined in black.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, 1700-1725
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted in enamel colours and gold. In the middle are branches of pine and plum blossoms; on the outside of the rim are branches of tree-peony and other flowers. The rim is five-lobed and has a border moulded in imitation of plaited straw; the painting is in red, blue, green, light yellow and gold, partly outlined in black.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 24.4cm
Styles
Gallery label
Dish with moulded rim Porcelain decorated in enamels and gilt Arita ware, Kakiemon style JAPANESE; circa 1700 671-1901(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
671-1901

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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