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

Wrist Rest

early 8th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wrist rest of oblong rectangular form. Hard buff-white earthenware with a diaper of stamped quatrefoils, the outlines of which are inlaid with black clay. Neutral glaze touched with yellow in the quatrefoils and coloured green in the spaces between.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with inlaid stamped patterns and coloured lead glazes
Brief description
Wrist rest, earthenware with inlaid stamped patterns and coloured lead glazes, China, Tang dynasty, early 8th century
Physical description
Wrist rest of oblong rectangular form. Hard buff-white earthenware with a diaper of stamped quatrefoils, the outlines of which are inlaid with black clay. Neutral glaze touched with yellow in the quatrefoils and coloured green in the spaces between.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11cm
Styles
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee
Production
Label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.923-1935

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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