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

Bottle

1573-1620 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of porcelain, with bulbous body, long neck and hooded mouth. Painted with a pair of storks among lotus scrolls in reserve on a blue ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bottle, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Ming dynasty, Wanli period (1573-1620)
Physical description
Bottle of porcelain, with bulbous body, long neck and hooded mouth. Painted with a pair of storks among lotus scrolls in reserve on a blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.6cm
  • Diameter: 14cm
Styles
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
label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 985
Collection
Accession number
C.569-1910

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2009
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