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

Plate

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with three men and a lady seated in a boat; border of pine branches and plum blossom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Plate, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark)
Physical description
Plate of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with three men and a lady seated in a boat; border of pine branches and plum blossom.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua period of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Andrew Burman
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.421-1926

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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