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

Bowl

1700-1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, square at the top with inverted corners with out-turned rim, on circular foot. Painted inside with prunus and other flowering trees, bamboos and rocks. On the rim, floral scrolls, outside, detached flowering sprays and birds.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, 1700-1725
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, square at the top with inverted corners with out-turned rim, on circular foot. Painted inside with prunus and other flowering trees, bamboos and rocks. On the rim, floral scrolls, outside, detached flowering sprays and birds.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.737-1925

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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