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

Dish

14th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of stoneware, decorated with incised flower ornament under a celadon glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with incised decoration and celadon glaze
Brief description
Longquan ware. Dish, stoneware with incised decoration under a celadon glaze; China (Zhejiang province), Ming dynasty, 14th century
Physical description
Dish of stoneware, decorated with incised flower ornament under a celadon glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 45.7cm
  • Height: 0.0cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Bought in Iran.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1704-1876

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
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