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

Bowl

1150-1250 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl with slanting sides turned out at the rim and small foot-ring, slightly translucent white porcelain, decorated inside with groups of incised comb-marks under a qingbai glaze.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, incised, glazed
Brief description
Qingbai ware. Bowl, porcelain with incised comb-marks under qingbai glaze; south China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
Physical description
Bowl with slanting sides turned out at the rim and small foot-ring, slightly translucent white porcelain, decorated inside with groups of incised comb-marks under a qingbai glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Dr W. M. Tapp
Production
Inventory
Collection
Accession number
C.85-1930

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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