Dish
19th century (made)
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Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Deep foot-ring, convex sides. Inside, in a central medallion, an illegible but boldly painted Chinese inscription, surrounded by ruyi heads. Round the border, two bands of ornament resembling clothes-pegs. On the reverse, three conch-shell symbols with streamers. The blue is blackish and the surface massed by large pits in the glaze.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue; south China, Qing dynasty, 19th century |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Deep foot-ring, convex sides. Inside, in a central medallion, an illegible but boldly painted Chinese inscription, surrounded by ruyi heads. Round the border, two bands of ornament resembling clothes-pegs. On the reverse, three conch-shell symbols with streamers. The blue is blackish and the surface massed by large pits in the glaze. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr H. Foster Nash |
| Object history | Acquired in Singapore. |
| Historical context | The "clothes-peg" pattern is also sometimes found on Worcester porcelain of the Flight period, where it is presumably derived from Chinese pieces such as this. |
| Production | label |
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| Accession number | C.325-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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