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

Tureen and Lid

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small Chinese porcelain tureen and cover in the form of a chicken, decorated with black, red and pink enamel colours


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Tureen and lid, in the form of a chicken, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China, Qianlong period, ca. 1760
Physical description
Small Chinese porcelain tureen and cover in the form of a chicken, decorated with black, red and pink enamel colours
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.2cm
  • Length: 9.5cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by the Hon. Mrs Nellie Ionides
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.110&A-1963

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Record createdJuly 15, 2002
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