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

Vase

1100-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of light buff stoneware, with brown spots on white slip. Pear-shaped body; long, wide, nearly cylindrical neck; flanged lip; short conical foot.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with white slip and glazed
Brief description
Cizhou ware. Vase, stoneware with brown spots on white slip, China (Hebei province), Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 1100-1200
Physical description
Vase of light buff stoneware, with brown spots on white slip. Pear-shaped body; long, wide, nearly cylindrical neck; flanged lip; short conical foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
  • Width: 11.8cm
Styles
Production
from label
Collection
Accession number
C.457-1920

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Record createdAugust 19, 2005
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