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

Dish

1127-1279 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Small dish of porcelain, circular, with flat bottom and slanting sides. In the middle, incised with a spray of plum-blossom under bluish white (qingbai) glaze. Rim unglazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, incised, glazed
Brief description
Qingbai ware. Dish, porcelain with bluish white glaze, south China, Song dynasty
Physical description
Small dish of porcelain, circular, with flat bottom and slanting sides. In the middle, incised with a spray of plum-blossom under bluish white (qingbai) glaze. Rim unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.2cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Subject depicted
Other number
Cat. No. 13 - Rackham (1918)
Collection
Accession number
C.498-1918

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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