Dish
1662-1722 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, saucer-shaped with fluted rim and wavy edge. Painted in underglaze blue, in the middle with a man and a woman hunting on horseback; the woman aiming an arrow at a fox. On the rim, stylised lotus blossoms on a continuous stem with the Eight Buddhist Emblems in the intervals. Under the rim, small sprays of flowers.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark) |
Physical description | Dish of porcelain, saucer-shaped with fluted rim and wavy edge. Painted in underglaze blue, in the middle with a man and a woman hunting on horseback; the woman aiming an arrow at a fox. On the rim, stylised lotus blossoms on a continuous stem with the Eight Buddhist Emblems in the intervals. Under the rim, small sprays of flowers. |
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Credit line | Salting Bequest |
Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
Production | Register |
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Other number | Loan no. 2437 |
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Accession number | C.697-1910 |
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Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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