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

Dish

1488-1505 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, with dragon design incised under a clear glaze and painted in green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, incised, glazed
Brief description
Dish, porcelain with dragon design incised under a clear glaze and painted in green; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Hongzhi mark and period (1488-1505)
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, with dragon design incised under a clear glaze and painted in green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Hongzhi nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Hongzhi period of the great Ming dynasty
Production
register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.60-1931

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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