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

Jar

1500-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cizhou ware jar of stoneware, painted in dark brown on a white slip with Li Bai, phoenix and hare. Cylindrical, expanding slightly upwards, with rounded shoulder, wide short neck, and contracted footring.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with white slip and painted decoration
Brief description
Cizhou ware. Jar, stoneware painted in dark brown on a white slip, China, Ming dynasty, 1500-1600
Physical description
Cizhou ware jar of stoneware, painted in dark brown on a white slip with Li Bai, phoenix and hare. Cylindrical, expanding slightly upwards, with rounded shoulder, wide short neck, and contracted footring.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21cm
  • Diameter: 15.9cm
Styles
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.104-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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