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

Bottle

second half of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of porcelain, double-gourd shaped. Painted in overglaze enamels on the lower part with a landscape, the upper part five-petalled flowers reserved on a band of Y-diaper pattern; below the mouth wave diaper.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Bottle, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, Kutani kilns, Edo period, second half of 19th century
Physical description
Bottle of porcelain, double-gourd shaped. Painted in overglaze enamels on the lower part with a landscape, the upper part five-petalled flowers reserved on a band of Y-diaper pattern; below the mouth wave diaper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
  • Diameter: 8.9cm
Styles
Gallery label
Bottle in gourd form Porcelain decorated in enamels Kutani ware JAPANESE; second half 19th century C.28-1937(as at 2005)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.28-1937

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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