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

Bowl

1875-1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, decorated on the outside with two dragons and a pearl incised under a manganese-purple glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain with incised decoration
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain with incised dragon design under purple glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Guangxu mark and period (1875-1908)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, decorated on the outside with two dragons and a pearl incised under a manganese-purple glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 14.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da qing Guangxu nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Guangxu period of the great Qing dynasty
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 1451
Collection
Accession number
C.509-1910

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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