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

Cup

1200-1300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain with rounded sides and small foot-ring. Inside, on the bottom, a single plum-blossom in relief; glaze of pronounced bluish tone covering the entire surface, including the base and foot-ring, with the exception of a band round the mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with relief decoration under the glaze
Brief description
Qingbai ware. Cup, porcelain with relief decoration under bluish white glaze, China (Jingdezhen), Southern Song dynasty, 1200-1300
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain with rounded sides and small foot-ring. Inside, on the bottom, a single plum-blossom in relief; glaze of pronounced bluish tone covering the entire surface, including the base and foot-ring, with the exception of a band round the mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Object history
Acquired in Korea.
Production
from label
Subject depicted
Other number
Cat. No. 18 - Rackham (1918)
Collection
Accession number
C.503-1918

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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