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

Water Dropper

1100-1250 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jun ware water dropper of pear-drop form with a very small mouth aperture, and standing on a low footrim. The buff-white body is covered with a light turquoise glaze with a faint crackle, which extends over the footrim and concave base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Jun ware. Water dropper, stoneware with a light turquoise glaze; China (Henan province)
Physical description
Jun ware water dropper of pear-drop form with a very small mouth aperture, and standing on a low footrim. The buff-white body is covered with a light turquoise glaze with a faint crackle, which extends over the footrim and concave base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.3cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs B. Z. Seligman
Bibliographic references
  • Ayers, John G. Chinese and Korean pottery and porcelain, Seligman collection of Oriental art, London : Lund Humphries, Vol. II, 1964, D102.
  • The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art : Chinese, central Asian and Luristan bronzes, Chinese jades and sculptures, Chinese and Korean ceramics, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1966 223
  • Sung dynasty wares : Chün and brown glazes : catalogue of an exhibition, London : Oriental Ceramic Society, 1952 193
Collection
Accession number
FE.171-1974

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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