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Dish

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Jingdezhen (made)

Dish of porcelain. Circular with scalloped rim. Painted in blue, green, red, yellow and manganese-purple. In the middle are a qilin and a phoenix with banana trees and railings; the rim is divided into six compartments containing alternately a lion and a bird among flowering plants. The lower side of the rim is painted with three branches of blossom.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Dish of porcelain. Circular with scalloped rim. Painted in blue, green, red, yellow and manganese-purple. In the middle are a qilin and a phoenix with banana trees and railings; the rim is divided into six compartments containing alternately a lion and a bird among flowering plants. The lower side of the rim is painted with three branches of blossom.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Style
Kangxi
Marks and inscriptions
  • A lotus flower within a circle, in blue
  • Transliteration
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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.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Qilin
Phoenix Birds
Flowers
Lions (Animals)
Banana (Plant)
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.64-1912

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O493722/dish-unknown/
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