Dish
1770s (made)
| Place of origin |
A saucer dish set on a high foliated footrim, with a flat central roundel and upward-curving rim of forty-eight chrysanthemoid petals. The central roundel and footrim are of lacquer on a wood or bamboo core, being lacquered black on the underside and vermilion on the outer surfaces. The petals, which were probably formed in a mould, are composed of greyish-black lacquer and ash composition, visible where the rim has broken off. This composition is covered with a layer of vermilion lacquer, as is the upper surface of the central roundel.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lacquer |
| Brief description | Dish in chrysanthemum form, vermilion lacquer, China, Qing dynasty, 1770s |
| Physical description | A saucer dish set on a high foliated footrim, with a flat central roundel and upward-curving rim of forty-eight chrysanthemoid petals. The central roundel and footrim are of lacquer on a wood or bamboo core, being lacquered black on the underside and vermilion on the outer surfaces. The petals, which were probably formed in a mould, are composed of greyish-black lacquer and ash composition, visible where the rim has broken off. This composition is covered with a layer of vermilion lacquer, as is the upper surface of the central roundel. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Da Silva Esq. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Illustrated in: John Da Silva, 'A Small Group of Eighteenth-century Chinese Court Lacquers' TOCS 44 1979-1980, pp.67-72, plate 3.
Compare the porcelain dish dated in accordance with 1774 illustrated in J. Ayers, The Baur Collection IV no. A 647. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.122-1978 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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