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

Plate

1680-1720 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The decoration of this dish is loosely based on a rare Chinese design dating to the Kangxi period (1662-1722).


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate, fritware, underglaze painted in blue with an artemsia leaf and floral spray; Iran, 1680-1720.
Physical description
Plate of fritware, circular, painted inside in underglaze blue with groups of leaves, and diaper border. Mark of a simulated Chinese character in blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Style
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Summary
The decoration of this dish is loosely based on a rare Chinese design dating to the Kangxi period (1662-1722).
Bibliographic reference
Crowe, Yolande, Persia and China: Safavid Blue and White Ceramics in the Victoria & Albert Museum (1501-1738) (London : Thames and Hudson, 2002): cat. no. 443, p.247.
Collection
Accession number
1063-1876

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Record createdMarch 13, 2009
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