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

Model

206 BC-AD 220 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Model of a cooking stove, of red earthenware, covered with olive-green lead glaze. Rectangular, with a semi-circular stoke-hole at one end. The top is moulded to represent one large and two small cooking holes; two fishes or ram's head, a skewer and other objects are also represented in relief upon the top; a reeded border runs round the edge.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Model of a cooking stove, red earthenware with olive-green lead glaze, China, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)
Physical description
Model of a cooking stove, of red earthenware, covered with olive-green lead glaze. Rectangular, with a semi-circular stoke-hole at one end. The top is moulded to represent one large and two small cooking holes; two fishes or ram's head, a skewer and other objects are also represented in relief upon the top; a reeded border runs round the edge.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.9cm
  • Length: 34.6cm
  • Width: 24.8cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr S. M. Franck & Co.
Object history
Given by S. M. Franck & Co., accessioned in 1911. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Register
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.145-1911

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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