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

Bottle

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of porcelain, with bulbous body, long neck. Painted in underglaze blue with a pheasant and a chrysanthemum tree growing among rocks. Diaper borders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Bottle, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, 17th century
Physical description
Bottle of porcelain, with bulbous body, long neck. Painted in underglaze blue with a pheasant and a chrysanthemum tree growing among rocks. Diaper borders.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Diameter: 21.3cm
Styles
Gallery label
Bottle Porcelain painted in underglaze blue JAPANESE (Arita kilns, Imari type) Late 17th century Given by Lt-Col K Dingwall D.S.O. C.1428-1924(as at 2005)
Credit line
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 242.
Collection
Accession number
C.1428-1924

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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