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Plate
(c. 1764)
Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)
Measurements
12.8 × 21.0 cm diameter
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
About this work
The decoration on this Venetian porcelain plate derives from Chinese blue-and-white Kraak wares produced for export to Europe as well as Indian painted cotton textiles, or chintzes that were imported in large quantities into England and Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The colour palette of underglaze blue tones, iron red and touches of gold reflects that of imported Indian chintzes but may also reflect the influence of Japanese Kakiemon and imari porcelains, imari decoration characterised by a more lavish use of gold.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Venice, Italy
Inscription
painted in red on base c.: (anchor)
Accession Number
2024.518
Department
International Decorative Arts