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Cup and saucer

Cup and saucer
 (c. 1735)

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)
Measurements
(a-b) 5.1 × 11.9 cm diameter (overall)
Place/s of Execution
Meissen, Saxony, Germany
Inscription
(a) painted (vertically) in blue on base c.: (crossed swords) / •
(b) painted (vertically) in blue on base c.: (crossed swords) / •
impressed (inverted) in base l.c.: (upward arrow) (upward arrow)
Accession Number
2024.491.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
© Public Domain
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work

The orange-red ground colour on this cup and saucer was probably imitating Asian red lacquerware, in particular Japanese Negoro (red and black) lacquer. Chinese and Japanese lacquered objects and furniture were luxury products that, like porcelain, were imported into Europe in large quantities during the eighteenth century.