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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

1700-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fluted bowl on tall foot, of porcelain. Painted with cobalt blue in outline style. Outside, flowers and foliage with hatched filling. Inside, in the middle, formal flowers and foliage surrounded by eight radiating sprays; borders of zigzag diaper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, 1700-1750
Physical description
Fluted bowl on tall foot, of porcelain. Painted with cobalt blue in outline style. Outside, flowers and foliage with hatched filling. Inside, in the middle, formal flowers and foliage surrounded by eight radiating sprays; borders of zigzag diaper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.3cm
  • Diameter: 14.3cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Fungus mark on base
Credit line
Given by Mr C. B. Farmer
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.810-1917

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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