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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 polychrome enamels on the biscuit in the famille verte palette. Outside, the eight horses of Mu Wang (King Mu of Zhou) and a willow. Inside, a flower growing among rocks; border with four panels containing Buddhist emblems reserved on a ground of plum blossom and dots.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in polychrome enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit in the famille verte palette, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted in polychrome enamels on the biscuit in the famille verte palette. Outside, the eight horses of Mu Wang (King Mu of Zhou) and a willow. Inside, a flower growing among rocks; border with four panels containing Buddhist emblems reserved on a ground of plum blossom and dots.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
A cash in a double circle, 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
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 2240
Collection
Accession number
C.1065-1910

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Record createdMarch 4, 2009
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