Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
China, Room 44, The T.T. Tsui Gallery

Bottle

1550-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of stoneware. Bulbous with long thick and spreading mouth. Decorated with incised diaper and wave pattern under a celadon glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, incised and glazed
Brief description
Longquan ware. Bottle, stoneware with incised decoration under celadon glaze, China (Zhejiang province), Ming dynasty, 1550-1650
Physical description
Bottle of stoneware. Bulbous with long thick and spreading mouth. Decorated with incised diaper and wave pattern under a celadon glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Sir Percival David, Bt
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.1038-1917

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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