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

Bowl

late 16th century-early 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, painted (on the inside only) in underglaze blue with detached leaves of bamboo and grass and insect. Broken and repaired with gold lacquer.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th century (with Chenghua mark)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted (on the inside only) in underglaze blue with detached leaves of bamboo and grass and insect. Broken and repaired with gold lacquer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'Chenghua nian zhi' in a double circle, in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua period
Credit line
Given from the Bloxam Collection
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 238
Collection
Accession number
C.123-1928

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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