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

Bowl

ca. 1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl (one of a pair), porcelain, painted with lattice work and medallions in cobalt blue, and an inscription on the outside.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, ca. 1865
Physical description
Bowl (one of a pair), porcelain, painted with lattice work and medallions in cobalt blue, and an inscription on the outside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.4cm
  • Diameter: 14.9cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from the Paris Exhibition, 1867 (Satsuma Government), accessioned in 1869. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Purchased from the Paris 1867 Exhibition.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
835-1869

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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