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Plate

Plate
 (1735-1745)

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
Reproduction requests
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

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Measurements
3.4 × 22.6 cm diameter
Accession Number
2024.492
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

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