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

Bowl

1050-1150 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of grey porcellaneous stoneware, with black glaze outside and transparent glaze over white slip inside. The bowl has been fired rim downwards and the black glaze has flowed down from the foot stopping short of the rim, which is bare of glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Black ware. Bowl, grey porcellaneous stoneware with black glaze outside and transparent glaze over white slip inside, north China, Northern Song dynasty, 1050-1150
Physical description
Bowl of grey porcellaneous stoneware, with black glaze outside and transparent glaze over white slip inside. The bowl has been fired rim downwards and the black glaze has flowed down from the foot stopping short of the rim, which is bare of glaze.
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr E. E. Bluett
Production
from label
Collection
Accession number
C.567-1920

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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