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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Flower goddess

Figure
2002 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bust of the 'Flower Goddess', a young woman with elaborate hair arrangement, unglazed stoneware.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFlower goddess (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Unglazed stoneware
Brief description
'Flower Goddess', unglazed stoneware bust by Zeng Li, China (Shiwan), 2002
Physical description
Bust of the 'Flower Goddess', a young woman with elaborate hair arrangement, unglazed stoneware.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.5cm
Credit line
Given by The Guangzhou Cultural Bureau
Historical context
This figure was a commemorative gift to Mark Jones, V&A Director, when he inaugurated the exhibition SOUVENIR FROM CANTON in the Guangzhou Museum of Art in 2003.
Production
Yugong kiln
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.56-2003

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Record createdJune 23, 2004
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