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

Dish

1522-1566 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain. In the middle a medallion painted with a lady and her attendant in a garden. Round the rim a double line. On the back four similar scenes against a landscape painted with mountains, trees and flowering shrubs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Jiajing mark and period (1522-1566)
Physical description
Dish of porcelain. In the middle a medallion painted with a lady and her attendant in a garden. Round the rim a double line. On the back four similar scenes against a landscape painted with mountains, trees and flowering shrubs.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Jiajing period of the great Ming dynasty
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.579-1921

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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