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

Bowl

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels of the famille verte style with flying cranes between fruiting pomegranate and with a meander on green ground along the lip. Inside a fruiting pomegranate-spray.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcealin painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels of the famille verte style; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels of the famille verte style with flying cranes between fruiting pomegranate and with a meander on green ground along the lip. Inside a fruiting pomegranate-spray.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Chenghua mark on base
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.42-1949

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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