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

Bottle

ca. 1650-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of stoneware with overlapping glazes. Pear-shaped body, short neck, flat unglazed base. The glaze runs down in thick black and yellowish waves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with overlapping glazes
Brief description
Bottle, stoneware with overlapping glazes; Japan, possibly Karatsu kilns, Edo period, ca. 1650-1800
Physical description
Bottle of stoneware with overlapping glazes. Pear-shaped body, short neck, flat unglazed base. The glaze runs down in thick black and yellowish waves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Style
Object history
From sale of the Charles Holme collection of Japanese pottery, 24 Sept., 1923, Lot 90.
Collection
Accession number
C.621-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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