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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Jingdezhen
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Jiangxi Province
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China
- Period
- Kangxi 1662 - 1722 → Qing dynasty 1644 - 1911 → China
- Date
- 18th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 16.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Mr J.H. Myrtle in loving memory of the late Miss V. (Pussy) Abernethy 1987
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 462.1987
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Jingdezhen ware
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About
On the exterior of this fine example of imperial blue and white porcelain, two five-clawed dragons are each chasing a flaming pearl. The excellent detail of the dragons, especially their scales and claws suggests a great influence of imperial paintings on porcelain design.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, January 2012
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Places
Where the work was made
Jingdezhen
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
Great gifts, great patrons, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 17 Aug 1994–19 Oct 1994
Dragon (2012), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 Jan 2012–06 May 2012
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Jackie Menzies and Edmund Capon AM, OBE, Asian Collection Handbook, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 'Chinese Porcelain', pg. 30-41, Sydney, 1990, 36 (colour illus.).
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