Rice Bowl and Cover thumbnail 1
Rice Bowl and Cover thumbnail 2
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Rice Bowl and Cover

1800-1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Both bowl and cover are painted with flowering peach branches and bats. Colour: Blue and white


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, thrown, painted and glazed
Brief description
Porcelain with underglaze decoration of flowering peach blossom and bats, Korean, Choson dynasty, 1800-1870.; Cer, Korea, Choson, blue and white

Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of flowering peach blossom and bats surrounding a circular stylised longevity motif, Korean, Choson dynasty, 1800-1870.; Cer, Korea, Choson, blue and white
Physical description
Both bowl and cover are painted with flowering peach branches and bats. Colour: Blue and white
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Diameter: 16cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from Messrs. Kavanough & Co. (Seoul, Chosen, Korea), accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.358&A-1912

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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