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

Jar

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar, buff porcelain, painted in underglaze blue; of depressed globular form with a short, narrow neck. Painted with formal flowering sprays in panels alternating with foliation in reserve on a white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with underglaze blue
Brief description
Porcelain jar painted with underglaze blue, Vietnam, 16th century
Physical description
Jar, buff porcelain, painted in underglaze blue; of depressed globular form with a short, narrow neck. Painted with formal flowering sprays in panels alternating with foliation in reserve on a white ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.8cm
  • Diameter: 2.25in
From register: 1 7/8 in.
Style
Gallery label
Jar Porcelain painted with underglaze blue. VIETNAMESE; 15th century Given by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO C. 63 - 1944 (RK.1988)(1988)
Production
label
Collection
Accession number
C.63-1944

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Record createdMay 22, 2009
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