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

Bowl

ca. 1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of earthenware, painted with floral ornament on white crackled ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl, earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Kyoto, Edo period, ca. 1865
Physical description
Bowl of earthenware, painted with floral ornament on white crackled ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 14.9cm
Style
Gallery label
Bowl Earthenware decorated in overglaze enamels and gilt Kyoto ware JAPANESE; c.1865 869-1869 Shown at the Paris International Exhibition of 1867.(As at 2005)
Object history
Purchased from the Paris Exhibition, 1867 (Satsuma Government), accessioned in 1869. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Shown at the Paris International Exhibition of 1867.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
869-1869

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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