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

Dish

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, circular, heavily pitted, with flat base and rounded, spreading sides standing on a low foot enclosing a rather concave, glazed base on which the mark: 'Kutani tsukuru' is written in black enamel under green glaze within a rectangular panel. The design inside consists of magnolia and bamboo growing beside a rock and executed in three shades of green, turquoise blue, yellow, brown and gold with black outlines over the minutely-crazed glaze. In a surrounding border shaped cartouches containing peach-sprays alternate with pointed panels decorated with formalised chrysanthemum florets on a seeded yellow ground, all on a deep green check-diapered ground. the outside is decorated all over with cloud pattern in black under a deep green glaze. The rim is outlined in dark brown enamel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Kutani kilns, Edo period, 19th century
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, circular, heavily pitted, with flat base and rounded, spreading sides standing on a low foot enclosing a rather concave, glazed base on which the mark: 'Kutani tsukuru' is written in black enamel under green glaze within a rectangular panel. The design inside consists of magnolia and bamboo growing beside a rock and executed in three shades of green, turquoise blue, yellow, brown and gold with black outlines over the minutely-crazed glaze. In a surrounding border shaped cartouches containing peach-sprays alternate with pointed panels decorated with formalised chrysanthemum florets on a seeded yellow ground, all on a deep green check-diapered ground. the outside is decorated all over with cloud pattern in black under a deep green glaze. The rim is outlined in dark brown enamel.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 36.8cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'Kutani tsukuru' written in black enamel under green glaze within a rectangular panel (Maker's mark on the base)
Credit line
Given by Miss Dorothy Jones
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.40-1964

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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