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

Bowl

1100-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jun ware bowl of brownish grey stoneware, covered with a lavender-coloured glaze with a crimson splash. The glaze does not reach the foot but hangs in thick drops, and is crackled and shows the brown-colour of the body at the edges.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Jun ware. Bowl, stoneware with a lavender-coloured glaze with a crimson splash, China (Henan province)
Physical description
Jun ware bowl of brownish grey stoneware, covered with a lavender-coloured glaze with a crimson splash. The glaze does not reach the foot but hangs in thick drops, and is crackled and shows the brown-colour of the body at the edges.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Diameter: 20.3cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Andrew Burman
Collection
Accession number
C.432-1926

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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