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

Saucer

1522-1566 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Inside with a boy wearing only a loin-cloth among lotus flowers against a blue background.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566)
Physical description
Saucer of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Inside with a boy wearing only a loin-cloth among lotus flowers against a blue background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.9cm
  • Diameter: 7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Jiajing period of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Given from the Bloxam Collection
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 241
Collection
Accession number
C.126-1928

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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