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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 136, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Vase

mid 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, of meiping form, stoneware covered with mottled dark blue glaze. Stamped with a maker's seal mark on the unglazed base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware
Brief description
Yixing ware. Vase, stoneware with streaked dark blue glaze, made by Ge Mingxiang, China, Qing dynasty, mid 18th century
Physical description
Vase, of meiping form, stoneware covered with mottled dark blue glaze. Stamped with a maker's seal mark on the unglazed base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.3cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Ge Mingxiang zhi', potter's seal mark stamped on base
Translation
Made by Ge Mingxiang
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
Label, 1996
Bibliographic reference
Bushell called it Kuangyao, fig 6.
Collection
Accession number
810-1883

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Record createdJanuary 23, 2009
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