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Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Zhangzhou ware porcelain dish painted in overglaze enamels, in the centre with fishes and a dragon in red, and with green dragons and other ornament round the cavetto.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
"Swatow"-type ware. Dish, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels with fishes and dragons, China, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Physical description
Zhangzhou ware porcelain dish painted in overglaze enamels, in the centre with fishes and a dragon in red, and with green dragons and other ornament round the cavetto.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 36.2cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Bought in Persia
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni Chinese Export Ceramics London: V&A Publishing, 2011, p.107, pl.151
Collection
Accession number
367-1876

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Record createdJanuary 19, 2009
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