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Leaf-shaped dish

Leaf-shaped dish
 (1730-1740)

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

The form of this dish was inspired by a Chinese water dropper, an object that would have been found on a scholar’s desk.

Artwork Details

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Measurements
4.0 × 8.5 × 7.4 cm
Accession Number
2024.505
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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