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

Vase

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of grey stoneware, covered with a dark blue glaze flecked with yellowish-green. The lower part nearly cylindrical, flat top domed, with small orifice in the middle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Shiwan ware. Vase, stoneware with dark blue glaze, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Physical description
Vase of grey stoneware, covered with a dark blue glaze flecked with yellowish-green. The lower part nearly cylindrical, flat top domed, with small orifice in the middle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Diameter: 14.3cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr Bernard H. Webb
Production
Register
Collection
Accession number
C.278-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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