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

Bowl

1522-1566 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bulb-bowl with rounded sides and low straight lip. Porcelain with incised designs under a brownish-yellow glaze. On the outside two five-clawed dragons in clouds disputing a pearl, and a double ring inside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, incised, glazed
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain with incised decoration under a yellow glaze; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Jiajing period (1522-66)
Physical description
Bulb-bowl with rounded sides and low straight lip. Porcelain with incised designs under a brownish-yellow glaze. On the outside two five-clawed dragons in clouds disputing a pearl, and a double ring inside.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Styles
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.862-1936

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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