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

Bowl

1115-1234 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware bowl, of inverted conical form with narrow base. Moulded inside in slight relief with a chrysanthemum in the middle, surrounded by others on a continuous wavy stem amid close foliage; covered with a brownish celadon green glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with moulded relief decoration
Brief description
Yaozhou ware. Bowl, stoneware with celadon glaze and moulded relief decoration, China, 1115-1234
Physical description
Stoneware bowl, of inverted conical form with narrow base. Moulded inside in slight relief with a chrysanthemum in the middle, surrounded by others on a continuous wavy stem amid close foliage; covered with a brownish celadon green glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from John Sparks (17 Duke Street, Manchester Square, W), accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Illustrated Catalogue of Early Chinese Pottery and Porcelain, 1910 London: printed for the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1911, plate XXII, fig. K50
Collection
Accession number
C.66-1910

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2009
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