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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

1500-1550 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Globular body, short neck. Round the middle peony scrolls; above, ruyi heads and key pattern; bellow, panel decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, China (Jingdezhen), Ming dynasty, 1500-1550, mark of Xuande.
Physical description
Jar of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue. Globular body, short neck. Round the middle peony scrolls; above, ruyi heads and key pattern; bellow, panel decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'da ming Xuande nian zhi' in underglaze blue
Translation
Made in the Xuande period of the great Ming dynasty
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.215-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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