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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

1426-1435 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze, China, Ming dynasty, Xuande mark and period (1426-1435)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain with pale bluish-white glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Xuande nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Xuande period of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Given by Sir Leigh Ashton
Production
Register
Collection
Accession number
C.93-1924

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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