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

Bowl

1150-1250 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Shallow bowl of porcelain, with small foot-ring; the rim cut by slight notches into six lobes. Inside, formal flowers and dotted scrollwork incised under bluish white (qingbai) glaze. Base unglazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, incised, glazed
Brief description
Qingbai ware. Bowl, porcelain with bluish white glaze, south China, Southern Song dynasty
Physical description
Shallow bowl of porcelain, with small foot-ring; the rim cut by slight notches into six lobes. Inside, formal flowers and dotted scrollwork incised under bluish white (qingbai) glaze. Base unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Object history
Acquired in Korea.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Cat. No. 10 - Rackham (1918)
Collection
Accession number
C.495-1918

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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