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

Bottle

17th century-18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of stoneware, with white slip under a transparent glaze, and applied slip decoration. Elongated gourd-shaped with a trailing spray of prunus-blossom hanging from the rim.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with white slip under a transparent glaze and applied slip decoration
Brief description
Bottle, stoneware with white slip under a transparent glaze and applied slip decoration, China, Qing dynasty, south China, 17th-18th century
Physical description
Bottle of stoneware, with white slip under a transparent glaze, and applied slip decoration. Elongated gourd-shaped with a trailing spray of prunus-blossom hanging from the rim.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.5cm
  • Diameter: 13.7cm
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Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.137-1913

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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