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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

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

Dish of porcelain with flanged rim. Painted in three shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple, red and blue enamel. In the middle, a lady proceeding from a pavilion with six attendants. Border of honeycomb diaper with four panels in reserve, containing flowers growing among rocks. Under the base, a broad unglazed groove.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilding
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted with overglaze enamels and gilding; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Dish of porcelain with flanged rim. Painted in three shades of green, yellow, manganese-purple, red and blue enamel. In the middle, a lady proceeding from a pavilion with six attendants. Border of honeycomb diaper with four panels in reserve, containing flowers growing among rocks. Under the base, a broad unglazed groove.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 37.8cm
Styles
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.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 866
Collection
Accession number
C.1161-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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