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

Jar

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of porcelain, with depressed globular body, flat base and short neck. Painted in underglaze blue with birds in two panels separated by scale-pattern and with a band of petals round the shoulder.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, found in Sarawak, made in China, Ming dynasty, 17th century
Physical description
Jar of porcelain, with depressed globular body, flat base and short neck. Painted in underglaze blue with birds in two panels separated by scale-pattern and with a band of petals round the shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Diameter: 4.4cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Mr. J. 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 £8 2s. [C.268 to 286-199]
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.285-1909

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2009
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