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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

ca. 1753-1755 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Octagonal in shape and painted in the Kakiemon style with a pheasant on a rock among peonies and a crane in the air. Red and gold border of floral scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Chelsea Porcelain factory, Chelsea, ca. 1753-1755.
Physical description
Dish of soft-paste porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. Octagonal in shape and painted in the Kakiemon style with a pheasant on a rock among peonies and a crane in the air. Red and gold border of floral scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
Anchor (In red)
Credit line
Given by E. F. Broderip, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Honey, W.B. Old English Porcelain: A Handbook for Collectors. London : Faber & Faber, 1977. Pl. 6b.
Collection
Accession number
C.1421-1924

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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