Plate
(1735-1745)
- Medium
- porcelain (hard-paste)
- Measurements
- 3.4 × 22.6 cm diameter
- Accession Number
- 2024.492
- Department
- International Decorative Arts
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024 - Gallery location
- Not on display
- About this work
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This Meissen plate and adjacent vase are decorated with the qilin, a mythical composite creature that has the body of a deer and the head, horns and hooves of a dragon; it originated in China but featured across both Chinese and Japanese culture. The red flames shooting from its wings and tail are emblematic of its supernatural powers.