Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
China, Room 44, The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Bowl

1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The salient feature of this bowl is the glaze. The artist has manipulated both the glaze formula and the firing to achieve the special effect.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with layers of glaze
Brief description
Tea bowl, stoneware with crackled glazes, by Xing Liangkun, 1997
Physical description
Bowl with straight sides and high, irregular, hand-cut foot. Glazed inside with a cherry red glaze with in-glaze close white crackle. Glazed outside with a black glaze with in-glaze red veins and thick and thin white crackle in relief.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.2cm
  • Diameter: 12.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
Carved potter's mark on base. A stuck-on paper label on base bears the date 1997
Credit line
Given by Xing Liangkun
Summary
The salient feature of this bowl is the glaze. The artist has manipulated both the glaze formula and the firing to achieve the special effect.
Collection
Accession number
FE.6-2000

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Record createdAugust 4, 2000
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