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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, fluted sides with scalloped edge. Painted in two shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple and underglaze blue. Inside, three groups of growing flowers and rushes. Outside, pine, bamboo and plum.


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 (Imari type), Edo period, 1700-1725
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, fluted sides with scalloped edge. Painted in two shades of green, red, yellow, manganese-purple and underglaze blue. Inside, three groups of growing flowers and rushes. Outside, pine, bamboo and plum.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
A fungus in a circle (Mark in underglaze blue)
Gallery label
Bowl Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding. The 'Three Friends of Winter'(pine, bamboo and plum) shown on the exterior JAPANESE (Arita kilns, Imari type) About 1700-1725 C.1494-1910 Salting Bequest(as at 2005)
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 1042
Collection
Accession number
C.1494-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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