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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Vase

1506-1521 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The first Ming emperor overthrew Mongol rule in 1368. The new dynasty swept away much that was associated with the Yuan emperors. But blue-and-white porcelain survived. Several Ming emperors favoured these wares and helped to make blue-and-white porcelain a great Chinese tradition. Many of the new shapes and designs they sponsored also found favour abroad.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Ming dynasty, Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521)
Physical description
Porcelain vase, with bulbous body, long tubular neck and high spreading foot. Painted in underglaze blue with Arabic inscription in medallions on either side of the neck, with scrolls above and below. On either side of the body a stylised flower enclosed by a pair of leafy scrolls. A band of stylised leafy scroll round the foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Zhengde nian zhi' within a double circle in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Zhengde period of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Given from the Bloxam Collection
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Summary
The first Ming emperor overthrew Mongol rule in 1368. The new dynasty swept away much that was associated with the Yuan emperors. But blue-and-white porcelain survived. Several Ming emperors favoured these wares and helped to make blue-and-white porcelain a great Chinese tradition. Many of the new shapes and designs they sponsored also found favour abroad.
Other number
Loan no. 68
Collection
Accession number
C.108-1928

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Record createdDecember 30, 2008
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