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

Dish

960-1127 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jun ware dish of shallow shape with gently curving sides turning in slightly at the rim, and with small, low spreading foot. Stoneware burnt brown while imperfectly glazed round the footring, and covered with a thick, pale lavender-blue glaze, a patch of glaze on the base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with pale lavender-blue glaze
Brief description
Jun ware. Dish, stoneware with pale lavender-blue glaze; China (Henan province), Northern Song dynasty
Physical description
Jun ware dish of shallow shape with gently curving sides turning in slightly at the rim, and with small, low spreading foot. Stoneware burnt brown while imperfectly glazed round the footring, and covered with a thick, pale lavender-blue glaze, a patch of glaze on the base.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 17.7cm
  • Height: 4.4cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Sir Alan Barlow, Bt, GCB, KBE and Lady Barlow
Bibliographic references
  • Sullivan, Michael. Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades in the Collection of Sir Alan and Lady Barlow. London: Faber and Faber, 1963, No. C65, Pl. 35a.
  • An Exhibition of Chinese ceramics from Sir Alan Barlow's collection, London : Arts Council, 1953 24
Collection
Accession number
C.105-1967

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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