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

Bowl

1368-1644 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of stoneware, covered with a celadon-green crackled glaze. Flanged rim. Moulded on the outside with vertical ribs in relief, surmounting a narrow band of scrolling foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with moulded decoration in relief under the glaze
Brief description
Shiwan ware. Bowl, stoneware with moulded decoration in relief under celadon glaze, China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
Physical description
Bowl of stoneware, covered with a celadon-green crackled glaze. Flanged rim. Moulded on the outside with vertical ribs in relief, surmounting a narrow band of scrolling foliage.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Styles
Object history
Acquired in Brunei.
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.182-1914

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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