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

Planter

1662-1772 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Planter of porcelain, of painted in underglaze blue with the visit to Shoulao by the Eight Immortals. Cylindrical, with three small feet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Planter, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (with Chenghua mark)
Physical description
Planter of porcelain, of painted in underglaze blue with the visit to Shoulao by the Eight Immortals. Cylindrical, with three small feet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Chenghua nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Chenghua period of the great Ming dynasty
Credit line
Given from the Sir Henry Bergne Collection
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1867-1921

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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