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

Jar

960-1127 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Qingbai jar with splayed foot, melon-shaped body. In each of the eight lobes are incised stylised bunches of grapes. The upper part cut down.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, with incised decoration and glazed
Brief description
Jar, porcelain with incised decoration and qingbai glaze, China (Jingdezhen), Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Physical description
Qingbai jar with splayed foot, melon-shaped body. In each of the eight lobes are incised stylised bunches of grapes. The upper part cut down.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
Styles
Credit line
Gift of Mr. F.D. Lycett-Green through Art Fund
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rose, Kerr. Song dynasty ceramics. London:V&A Publications, 2004, plate 100.
Collection
Accession number
C.370-1923

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Record createdMarch 19, 2007
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