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MEISSEN PORCELAIN FACTORY, Meissen (manufacturer)
Plate
 (1735-1745)

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)

Measurements
3.4 × 22.6 cm diameter

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

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

 

About this work

This Meissen plate and adjacent vase are decorated with the qilin, a mythical composite creature that has the body of a deer and the head, horns and hooves of a dragon; it originated in China but featured across both Chinese and Japanese culture. The red flames shooting from its wings and tail are emblematic of its supernatural powers.

Artwork Details

Accession Number
2024.492

Department
International Decorative Arts

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