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

Saucer

1750-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Saucer of porcelain, with decoration divided by wavy lines into shaped panels which are filled in alternately with flowering plants and sprays of bamboo.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, iron-red enamel and gilt
Brief description
Saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, iron-red enamel and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, 1750-1800
Physical description
Saucer of porcelain, with decoration divided by wavy lines into shaped panels which are filled in alternately with flowering plants and sprays of bamboo.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs A. Cameron
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs. A. Cameron, accessioned in 1909. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.50C-1909

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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