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

Roof Tile

1450-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment of a roof tile with a design of a dragon among clouds, of greyish-white earthenware, covered with a brownish-yellow glaze. Reputedly from the site of the imperial Ming tombs near Beijing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with coloured lead glazes
Brief description
Fragment of a roof tile, earthenware with coloured lead glazes, China, Ming dynasty
Physical description
Fragment of a roof tile with a design of a dragon among clouds, of greyish-white earthenware, covered with a brownish-yellow glaze. Reputedly from the site of the imperial Ming tombs near Beijing.
Dimensions
  • Length: 15.9cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr E. W. Emlyn Jones
Object history
From the site of the Ming Imperial tombs, near Beijing.
Production
label
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.24-1927

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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