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Octagonal dish
Medium
porcelain (soft-paste)
Measurements
26.7 × 18.0 cm
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Accession Number
2024.278
Department
International Decorative Arts
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 plate takes its inspiration from Chinese Kangxi porcelains with bleu soufflé (blown blue) grounds. In such works the pigment for the ground was blown through a gauze-covered tube onto the surface of the ceramic before firing. Reserve panels were masked to keep them white.