Factory: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Soft-paste porcelain dish, moulded and painted in enamels Kakiemon style with 'Red Tiger' pattern
Soft-paste porcelain dish, of moulded oval silver-shape, the glaze opacified with tin-oxide, painted in blue, green, yellow, red and black enamel colours and gilt in Kakiemon style with the 'Red Tiger' pattern. On the left, prunus and a tall bamboo entwined by a red dragon; the tiger stands on the right looking up at the dragon. On the reverse, the foot-ring has been ground flat and there are three spur marks.
History note: Christie's, 9th June, 1980, 'Fine English Pottery and Porcelain', lot 291; Christie's, 13th February, 1989, 'British Ceramics', p.33, lot 75. Albert Amor Ltd., 137 Bury Street, St Jame's, London.
Bought with the Rylands and Smyth Funds aided by the Regional Fund administered by the Victoria and Albert Museum
Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 19 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1989-03-13) by Albert Amor Ltd.
18th Century, Mid
George II
Raised anchor period (1749-1752)
Circa
1750
CE
-
1752
CE
Glaze
composed of
tin oxide
( as opacifier)
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( blue, green, yellow, red and black)
gold
presumed lead opacified with tin
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain, moulded and decorated in Kakiemon style with polychrome enamels, and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.1-1989
Primary reference Number: 131192
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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