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

Bowl

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

Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue on the outside with the birds of the air flying to pay homage to the phoenix. Inside, on the bottom, the three-legged toad. Border of floral sprays.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Jiajing mark)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue on the outside with the birds of the air flying to pay homage to the phoenix. Inside, on the bottom, the three-legged toad. Border of floral sprays.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Jiajing nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Jiajing period of the great Ming 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. 1512
Collection
Accession number
C.914-1910

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Record createdFebruary 26, 2009
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