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

Bowl

1600-1630 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Zhangzhou type bulb-bowl resting on three feet, porcelain decorated with flowers in white slip on a blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated in white slip on a blue ground
Brief description
Bulb-bowl, porcelain decorated with flowers in white slip on a blue ground, China, Ming dynasty
Physical description
Zhangzhou type bulb-bowl resting on three feet, porcelain decorated with flowers in white slip on a blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Mark of Chenghua period (1465-1487)
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1860. 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
6830-1860

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2009
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