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Octagonal dish

BOW PORCELAIN WORKS, London (manufacturer)
Octagonal dish
 (1755-1758)

Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)

Measurements
26.7 × 18.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024

Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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About this work

The decoration on this plate takes its inspiration from Chinese Kangxi porcelains with bleu soufflé (blown blue) grounds. In such works the pigment for the ground was blown through a gauze-covered tube onto the surface of the ceramic before firing. Reserve panels were masked to keep them white.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Accession Number
2024.278

Department
International Decorative Arts

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