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

Box and Cover

1279-1368 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Box and cover of porcelain, with bluish white (qingbai) glaze. Octagonal, with flat cover bevelled at the edge, glazed inside and outside except under the base, on which is an inscription moulded in relief: Chen Shi-yi, perhaps the name of the maker.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Qingbai ware. Box and cover, porcelain with bluish white glaze, south China, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Physical description
Box and cover of porcelain, with bluish white (qingbai) glaze. Octagonal, with flat cover bevelled at the edge, glazed inside and outside except under the base, on which is an inscription moulded in relief: Chen Shi-yi, perhaps the name of the maker.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Chen Shi-yi (Inscribed in relief on base, perhaps the name of the maker)
Credit line
Given by Mr Aubrey Le Blond
Object history
Acquired in Korea.
Other number
Cat. No. 6 - Rackham (1918)
Collection
Accession number
C.491&A-1918

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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