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‘Hob in the well’ dish

Title

Year/Period

c 1740–5

Region

Vienna

Material

Ceramic

Dimension

Object size: 4.5 x 23.4 x 23.6 cm

Accession No.

2016-00115

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

Kakiemon porcelain from Japan was greatly admired in several European countries. The scene and design of this dish is known in Europe as the “Hob in the well”. Due to its popularity, Chinese and European kilns copied and reproduced dishes of this type from around the 18th century.