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

Jar

late 16th century-early 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of porcelain, oviform, painted in dark blue with birds and flowering plants, and with bands of diapered ornament.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Jar, porcelain decorated in underglaze blue; China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, late 16th-early 17th century
Physical description
Jar of porcelain, oviform, painted in dark blue with birds and flowering plants, and with bands of diapered ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 53.3cm
  • Diameter: 31.8cm
Styles
Object history
Transferred from the Indian Section, accessioned in 1885. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Transferred from Indian Section.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
59-1885

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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