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

Bottle

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of porcelain, with bulbous body, long narrow neck with two convex bands at the foot. Covered with a pale lavender blue glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain
Brief description
Bottle, porcelain with pale lavender blue glaze, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Bottle of porcelain, with bulbous body, long narrow neck with two convex bands at the foot. Covered with a pale lavender blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'hao ran tang' in underglaze blue
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
Other number
Loan no. 1406
Collection
Accession number
C.521-1910

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2009
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