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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

1650-70 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl, fritware, on the outside painted with imitation Chinese landscapes in blue, and arabesque ornament in greenish yellow. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Fritware with underglaze painting in blue and yellow slip
Brief description
Bowl, fritware, underglaze painted in blue with floating islands, palmettes and interlaced arabesques in yellowish-green slipunder a clear glaze; Iran, 1650-70.
Physical description
Bowl, fritware, on the outside painted with imitation Chinese landscapes in blue, and arabesque ornament in greenish yellow. Imitation Chinese "tassel" mark in blue.
Style
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2907-1876

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Record createdMarch 26, 2009
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