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

Basin

1800-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Basin of porcelain, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. On the outer wall is a spray of blossoming plum and two birds, with a bamboo branch. On the interior, the character meaning happiness.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Basin, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, Korea, Choson dynasty, 1800-1900
Physical description
Basin of porcelain, painted in underglaze cobalt blue. On the outer wall is a spray of blossoming plum and two birds, with a bamboo branch. On the interior, the character meaning happiness.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.0cm
  • Diameter: 27.3cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Dr W. M. Tapp
Object history
Notes on significance: Acquired as Korean, Yi period, probably 18th - 19th century, described by John Ayers as South Chinese, perhaps 17th - 18th century, reattributed to 20th century by Rose Kerr, 5.1988.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
John Ayers compares with FE.143-1975, bottle painted with similar subject.
Collection
Accession number
C.87-1927

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Record createdFebruary 3, 2000
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