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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

ca. 1625 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small bowl painted in underglaze blue with an abstract floral design. Numerous pieces of white encrustations now adhered to the body.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in cobalt blue
Brief description
Small bowl, porcelain painted in blue with abstract floral design, white encrustations now on body, Jingdezhen, ca. 1625
Physical description
Small bowl painted in underglaze blue with an abstract floral design. Numerous pieces of white encrustations now adhered to the body.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.7cm
  • Diameter: 9cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Phaik-Gan Lim
Object history
Serial number 62 from the Wanli shipwreck, legally excavated by Nanhai Marine Archaeology Sdn Bhd, Malaysia.
Collection
Accession number
FE.71-2008

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Record createdMay 13, 2009
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