Cup and Lid
1825-1850 (made)
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Cup with lid of stoneware; the inside with crackled glaze; outside painted with birds perched on prunus branch extending into the lid, against a blue ground.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Stoneware painted in coloured enamels |
Brief description | Yixing ware. Lidded cup, stoneware painted in coloured enamels; China (Yixing), Qing dynasty, Daoguang period, 1825-1850 |
Physical description | Cup with lid of stoneware; the inside with crackled glaze; outside painted with birds perched on prunus branch extending into the lid, against a blue ground. |
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Object history | Purchased from Lady Alcock, accessioned in 1872. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose "Yixing Wares in the V&A" in Orientations, Vol. 14, No. 10, Oct 1983, Fig. 30. |
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Accession number | 459&A-1872 |
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Record created | August 24, 2005 |
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