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

Bowl

1000-1127 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jun ware bowl, of stoneware covered with finely crackled lavender glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware
Brief description
Jun ware. Bowl, stoneware with lavender glaze, China, Song dynasty
Physical description
Jun ware bowl, of stoneware covered with finely crackled lavender glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Dr. S. W. Bushell (Beijing), 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
Collection
Accession number
715-1883

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Record createdJanuary 23, 2009
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