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

Bowl

1426-1435 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, deep, with rounded sides and deep foot-ring, the base markedly convex. On the outside, incised petals radiating from the base and an incised meander band round the lip. Inside, a spray of fruit and leaves incised in a small central medallion; round the sides chrysanthemum sprays very faintly moulded under the glaze, and a border of wave pattern below the rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with moulded and incised decoration
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain with moulded and incised decoration, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, Xuande period (1426-35)
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, deep, with rounded sides and deep foot-ring, the base markedly convex. On the outside, incised petals radiating from the base and an incised meander band round the lip. Inside, a spray of fruit and leaves incised in a small central medallion; round the sides chrysanthemum sprays very faintly moulded under the glaze, and a border of wave pattern below the rim.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.6cm
  • Height: 9.8cm
Styles
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1-1947

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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