Not currently on display at the V&A

Plaque

1400-1450 (made)
Place of origin
China (made)

Red lacquer, carved with a five-clawed dragon amid clouds, with waves and rocks below, against a square land diaper ground.

Object details

Object type
Plaque
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Plaque
  • Storage Box
Physical description
Red lacquer, carved with a five-clawed dragon amid clouds, with waves and rocks below, against a square land diaper ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 32.1cm
Credit line
Given by Sir Harry Garner and Lady Garner
Bibliographic references
  • Garner, Harry (1979) Chinese Lacquer, London-Boston: Faber and Faber, p. 92, pl. 38
  • 'Chinese and Associated Lacquer from the Garner Collection', The British Museum, Oct. 2 - Dec. 2, 1973, cat. no. 40 (plate 18).
  • 'Ming Lacquers', Bluett & Sons, London, 1960, cat. no. 1 (plate I).
  • Watson (ed.): Chinese Art: The Minor Arts. Gold, Silver,.., 1963, pl. 132.
  • 'Chinese Art under the Mongols', Cleveland Museum of Art, cat. no. 295.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
FE.26:1-1974

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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