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

Bowl

16th century or 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of fritware, painted in underglaze blue and black, outside with naked figures in floral medallions, above which, a band of floral scrolls, below, overlapping petals. Inside, a landscape scene in a central medallion encircled by ruyi heads border, below the rim is a band of foliation. Imitation Chinese square mark in blue.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with painted decoration under the glaze
Brief description
Bowl, fritware painted in underglaze blue and black, Iran, 16th or 17th century
Physical description
Bowl of fritware, painted in underglaze blue and black, outside with naked figures in floral medallions, above which, a band of floral scrolls, below, overlapping petals. Inside, a landscape scene in a central medallion encircled by ruyi heads border, below the rim is a band of foliation. Imitation Chinese square mark in blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.7cm
  • Diameter: 26.7cm
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
916-1876

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Record createdMarch 12, 2009
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