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

Jar

1550-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of porcelain, pear-shaped with wide mouth. Painted in red and green enamels with a spray of flowers on one side, chrysanthemums on the other.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in coloured enamels
Brief description
Dehua ware. Jar, porcelain painted in red and green enamels, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Physical description
Jar of porcelain, pear-shaped with wide mouth. Painted in red and green enamels with a spray of flowers on one side, chrysanthemums on the other.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
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Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.353-1921

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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