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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

960-1279 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of stoneware, circular, with shallow sides curving outwards at the rim; covered with a crackled celadon glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware
Brief description
Shiwan ware. Bowl, stoneware with crackled celadon glaze, found in Sarawak, made in China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Physical description
Bowl of stoneware, circular, with shallow sides curving outwards at the rim; covered with a crackled celadon glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.3cm
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Mr. John Hewitt (13 Victoria Street, Dronfield, Sheffield), accessioned in 1909. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Found in Sarawak. Bought £15 18s. [C.231 to 236-199]

A comparison with a crackled celadon bowl, with formal floral relief design on the outside, in the British Museum, which was found on the site of the potteries at Sawankhalok, seems to show that this bowl as well as No. C.236-199 are of Siamese, not Chinese origin. The glaze and crackle are of similar character, and there is an exact correspondence in the finish of the base and foot-ring.
Production
Register
Collection
Accession number
C.234-1909

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2009
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