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

Bowl

1550-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware bowl, moulded in relief with flowers and foliage, and covered with a crackled cream glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with moulded relief decoration
Brief description
Yixing ware. Bowl, stoneware with moulded relief decoration under a cream-coloured glaze, China, 1550-1650
Physical description
Stoneware bowl, moulded in relief with flowers and foliage, and covered with a crackled cream glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from Christie's, accessioned in 1883. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
461-1883

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Record createdJanuary 22, 2009
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