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

Bottle

first half of 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain, elongated pear shaped body and a short narrow neck with bulge in the middle, painted in underglaze blue with a landscape scene.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Blue and White Porcelain
Brief description
Porcelain, elongated pear shaped body and a short narrow neck with bulge in the middle, Jingdezhen, first half of 17th century
Physical description
Porcelain, elongated pear shaped body and a short narrow neck with bulge in the middle, painted in underglaze blue with a landscape scene.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
  • Height: 5.1cm
Styles
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.
IRAN

From the RICHARD collection.

Historical significance: Bought in Persia
Production
CHINESE
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
1611-1876

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
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