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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

1573-1620 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain. Wavy, with slightly out-turned edge and lightly reeded sides. Painted in underglaze blue with lotuses and other plants, birds and a distant islands. The glaze is hazy with bubbles.


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, Wanli period (1573-1620)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain. Wavy, with slightly out-turned edge and lightly reeded sides. Painted in underglaze blue with lotuses and other plants, birds and a distant islands. The glaze is hazy with bubbles.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 9.8cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Sydney Vacher
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.47-1930

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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