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

Dish

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of porcelain, the centre painted with a blue dragon on white ground, around which are lions within three compartments and other ornament in enamel colours and gilding. The outside of the rim is also decorated. Blue mark at the bottom.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, 19th century
Physical description
Dish of porcelain, the centre painted with a blue dragon on white ground, around which are lions within three compartments and other ornament in enamel colours and gilding. The outside of the rim is also decorated. Blue mark at the bottom.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from W. H. Morgan (Hanway Street), accessioned in 1873. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
846-1873

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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