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

Bowl

ca.1650-1675 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, painted on the outside with dark tomato red, turquoise and ultramarine enamels, with a design of chrysanthemums enclosed within double lines in red, with double red lines above the foot. Painted inside with design of a dragon among clouds in the centre, and round the well with pine trees, birds, waterfalls and water wheels creating waves, all in ultramarine, turquoise and light iron red. In dark red enamel on the base, within two double lines, is a circular mark.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, ca.1650-1675
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, painted on the outside with dark tomato red, turquoise and ultramarine enamels, with a design of chrysanthemums enclosed within double lines in red, with double red lines above the foot. Painted inside with design of a dragon among clouds in the centre, and round the well with pine trees, birds, waterfalls and water wheels creating waves, all in ultramarine, turquoise and light iron red. In dark red enamel on the base, within two double lines, is a circular mark.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Diameter: 21.0cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Circular mark within two double lines, in red enamel on base
Gallery label
Bowl Porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels Circular mark on base Arita ware (Kakiemon type) JAPANESE; c.1650-1675 FE.1-1982(as at 2005)
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan Garner No. 11 - Previous loan number
Collection
Accession number
FE.1-1982

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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