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

Dish

late 15th century-early 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish, saucer-shaped with rounded sides rising towards the rim, and small, glazed base, rather deeply recessed. Firing grit on the underside. Painted in greyish-blue with a medallion design of waterweeds surrounding a slightly raised fish with incised scales, etc, picked out in brown glaze; the outside plain.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and in brown
Brief description
Dish, porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and in brown, China, Ming, late 15th-early 16th century
Physical description
Dish, saucer-shaped with rounded sides rising towards the rim, and small, glazed base, rather deeply recessed. Firing grit on the underside. Painted in greyish-blue with a medallion design of waterweeds surrounding a slightly raised fish with incised scales, etc, picked out in brown glaze; the outside plain.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Sir John Addis KCMG
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.116, pl.167
Collection
Accession number
FE.26-1975

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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