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

Dish

15th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Longquan ware large dish, stoneware with carved peony design under a celadon glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with carved decoration
Brief description
Longquan ware. Dish, stoneware with carved peony design under a celadon glaze, China, Ming dynasty, 15th century
Physical description
Longquan ware large dish, stoneware with carved peony design under a celadon glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 39.4cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1858. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Label
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
4534-1858

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2009
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