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

Box and Cover

8th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sancai box and cover. Flattened circular form with green glaze on the top strewn with plum-blossom ornaments in neutral glaze with brown centres. The sides have neutral glaze mottled with green, yellow and brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with coloured lead glazes
Brief description
Box and cover, earthenware with coloured lead glazes; China, Tang dynasty, 8th century
Physical description
Sancai box and cover. Flattened circular form with green glaze on the top strewn with plum-blossom ornaments in neutral glaze with brown centres. The sides have neutral glaze mottled with green, yellow and brown.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Styles
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, 1935-6, London : Royal Academy of Arts, 1935 2373
Collection
Accession number
C.13&A-1935

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Record createdMarch 15, 2007
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