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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

1621-1627 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, painted in two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple. The sides perforated with trellis-work, except for two panels of pine-trees and two lions in relief. Borders of clouds and scrollwork.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated with openwork and applied reliefs, painted in polychrome enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain decorated with openwork and applied reliefs, painted in polychrome enamels, China, Ming dynasty, Tianqi period (with Chenghua mark)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted in two shades of green, yellow and manganese-purple. The sides perforated with trellis-work, except for two panels of pine-trees and two lions in relief. Borders of clouds and scrollwork.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua 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
Attribution date from inventory record
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 189
Collection
Accession number
C.1017-1910

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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