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

Dish

1368-1644 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with a coast scene, and a band of birds and lotus flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue with a coast scene, and a band of birds and lotus flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 34.3cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1884. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Acquired in Persia (Iran).
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
347-1884

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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