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

Dish

about 1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, circular, fluted and with scalloped edge divided into sixteen panels painted with diaper and floral motifs in the Imari-style palette; the centre painted with a floral device in red and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, about 1720
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, circular, fluted and with scalloped edge divided into sixteen panels painted with diaper and floral motifs in the Imari-style palette; the centre painted with a floral device in red and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26.4cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Six-character Chinese reign mark of the Jiajing period (1522-66) (Mark in blue on base)
Credit line
Bequeathed by W. W. Aston
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1102-1917

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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