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

Vase

1644-1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, pear-shape with wide mouth. Porcelain covered with a crimson glaze on the exterior.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with crimson glaze
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with crimson glaze, Jingdezhen, China, Qing dynasty
Physical description
Vase, pear-shape with wide mouth. Porcelain covered with a crimson glaze on the exterior.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.6cm
  • Diameter: 17.8cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1860. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Inventory
Collection
Accession number
6873-1860

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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