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

Bowl

1723-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, one of a pair. Painted outside with two dragons pursuing sacred pearls in overglaze red on a ground of underglaze blue waves. Inside in the middle is a medallion with a single dragon, also in red on a ground of blue waves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red with dragons among waves, China, Qing dynasty, Yongzheng mark and period (1723-1735)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, one of a pair. Painted outside with two dragons pursuing sacred pearls in overglaze red on a ground of underglaze blue waves. Inside in the middle is a medallion with a single dragon, also in red on a ground of blue waves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.7cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Yongzheng nian zhi' in underglaze blue on base
Translation
Made in the Yongzheng period of the great Qing dynasty
Credit line
Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland
Object history
Given by Mrs. Julia C. Gulland, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
One of a pair [632&A-197]
Production
Label, 1988
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
632-1907

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Record createdFebruary 5, 2009
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