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Dish

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

Dish of porcelain. Painted in two shades of green, manganese-purple, yellow, red and blue enamel. In the middle, a medallion containing three horses, scattered plum-blossom and Buddhist emblems on a ground of waves. On the rim, fishes, plum-blossom and emblems on a similar ground. Under the base, a deep groove round the foot-ring.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Dish of porcelain. Painted in two shades of green, manganese-purple, yellow, red and blue enamel. In the middle, a medallion containing three horses, scattered plum-blossom and Buddhist emblems on a ground of waves. On the rim, fishes, plum-blossom and emblems on a similar ground. Under the base, a deep groove round the foot-ring.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
Style
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.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan No. 868
Collection
Accession number
C.1137-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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