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Quatrefoil Bowl with Kakiemon 'Twisted Dragon' Pattern

Manufacturer (English, 1743 - 1769)
CultureEnglish
OriginEngland
Datec.1750-1752
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 10.7 × 23.4 × 19.6 cm (4 3/16 × 9 3/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA rare Chelsea quatrefoil bowl with Kakiemon 'Twisted Dragon' pattern of raised anchor period, shaped as a fluted weave basket. The interior is vibrantyly painted with polychrome enamels in the Kakiemom palette, the fierce dragon wrapped around a sagging bamboo tree, its autumnal leaves scattered across the centre of the bowl. A prunus plant bends towards a tiger looking upward at the dragon, its back arched and tail fluttered.

Credit LinePromised Gift from the Macdonald Collection
Object numberT15.2.88
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Porcelain
Status
Not on view
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