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

Dish

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

Dish, saucer-shaped. In the middle, over an incised pattern of dragons and clouds, are painted peonies growing among rocks, in yellow, manganese-purple and three shades of green, on a white ground. On the rim, flowers, incised. Under the rim, over an incised dragon pattern, are painted peonies, chrysanthemums, pomegranate flowers and roses.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with decoration incised and painted on the biscuit in coloured enamels
Brief description
Dish, porcelain with decoration incised and painted on the biscuit in coloured enamels, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi mark and period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Dish, saucer-shaped. In the middle, over an incised pattern of dragons and clouds, are painted peonies growing among rocks, in yellow, manganese-purple and three shades of green, on a white ground. On the rim, flowers, incised. Under the rim, over an incised dragon pattern, are painted peonies, chrysanthemums, pomegranate flowers and roses.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 35.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Kangxi nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Kangxi period of the great Qing dynasty
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.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 220
Collection
Accession number
C.1037-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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