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

Bottle

late 15th century-16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Vietnam (made)

Bottle, porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. It has a squat bulbous body and slightly tapering neck. Round the middle of the neck are two bands of cloud-scrolls, pointing upwards and downwards respectively. The neck has been cut down the top. Lotus petal borders are found round the foot, shoulders, and base of the neck. Round the middle is a border of formal lotus flowers and leaves. Round the top of the body is a formal border of lotus patterns. The base stained brown.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Bottle
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with cobalt blue underglaze
Porcelain
Painted
Brief description
Porcelain bottle with cobalt blue underglaze, Vietnam, late 15th century-16th century
Physical description
Bottle, porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. It has a squat bulbous body and slightly tapering neck. Round the middle of the neck are two bands of cloud-scrolls, pointing upwards and downwards respectively. The neck has been cut down the top. Lotus petal borders are found round the foot, shoulders, and base of the neck. Round the middle is a border of formal lotus flowers and leaves. Round the top of the body is a formal border of lotus patterns. The base stained brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.25in
  • Diameter: 4.75in
Gallery label
  • Bottle. Probably ANNAMESE; 15th century. Given by Mr. Sydney Vacher. C.454-1918(pre-1988)
  • Bottle, the neck cut down Porcelain painted with underglaze cobalt blue the base stained brown VIETNAMESE; late 15th - 16th century Sydney Vacher Gift C.454-1918 (RK. 1988)(1988)
Credit line
Given by Sydney Vacher
Subject depicted
Lotus
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
C.454-1918

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Record createdMay 11, 2009
Record URL
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