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

Bowl

12th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain with decoration incised under a qingbai glaze. Conical with six notches in the rim. The inside is engraved with three butterflies, surrounding a central medallion containing a yin-yang symbol.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, incised, glazed
Brief description
Qingbai ware. Bowl, porcelain with decoration incised under qingbai glaze; south China, Song dynasty
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain with decoration incised under a qingbai glaze. Conical with six notches in the rim. The inside is engraved with three butterflies, surrounding a central medallion containing a yin-yang symbol.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 16.2cm
Styles
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1001-1922

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest