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Chinese
Pair of dishes Qing dynasty, Kangxi period 1662-1722
porcelain
(a) 2.6 × 12.3 cm diameter
(b) 2.6 × 11.9 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of H. W. Kent, 1938
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Place/s of Execution
Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, south-east China, China
Inscription
(a-b) painted in brush and blue ink on base (in Chinese characters) c.: (mark of Wanli (1573-1620) period)
Accession Number
3724.a-b-D3
Department
Asian Art
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Physical description
(a-b) With everted rim; central motif of Kingfisher on lotus plant with rim band of flowers and leaves; exterior with band of fungus alternating with insects.