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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

Jar

1279-1368 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of stoneware, with flowers and scrolling foliage carved in a brown glaze, the background is painted in white slip.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with cut-glaze decoration
Brief description
Cizhou ware. Jar, stoneware with cut-glaze decoration, China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Physical description
Jar of stoneware, with flowers and scrolling foliage carved in a brown glaze, the background is painted in white slip.
Dimensions
  • Approximate height: 20.5cm
  • Approximate diameter: 24.0cm
  • Weight: 2.36kg
Styles
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.75-1935

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Record createdJanuary 9, 2009
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