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  • Museum Accession No.: EA1978.626
  • Catalogue No.: 181
  • Object type: Dish
  • Kiln/Location: Kakiemon, Arita
  • Period/Date: early to mid-18th century
  • Dimensions: H. 3.5 cm, D. 21.6 cm
  • Provenance: Reitlinger gift
  • Description: Fluted dish. Thirty-seven fluted. Underglaze blue, red and turquoise Kakiemon enamels with gold. Central curled dragon in underglaze blue with red flames surrounded by four flaming pearls in red, turquoise and gold alternating with four fire clouds. The back plain.
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