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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

16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, painted in red, green and yellow. Inside with a formal rosette surrounded by borders successively of phoenixes and foliage, lotuses and foliage and formal wave-pattern. Outside, dragons, peonies and foliage, between borders of quatrefoil diaper and false gadroons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels, China, Ming dynasty, 16th century
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted in red, green and yellow. Inside with a formal rosette surrounded by borders successively of phoenixes and foliage, lotuses and foliage and formal wave-pattern. Outside, dragons, peonies and foliage, between borders of quatrefoil diaper and false gadroons.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 27.6cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming nian zao' in a double circle, in blue
Translation
Made in the Ming dynasty
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr H. B. Harris
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.106-1929

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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