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

Bottle

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

Bottle of stoneware, covered with a bluish celadon glaze. Pear-shaped with footring and spreading mouth. Red body, base only partly glazed. Around the base are patches of unglazed biscuit.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Longquan ware. Bottle, stoneware with celadon glaze, China (Zhejiang province), Yuan dyansty (1279-1368)
Physical description
Bottle of stoneware, covered with a bluish celadon glaze. Pear-shaped with footring and spreading mouth. Red body, base only partly glazed. Around the base are patches of unglazed biscuit.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.9cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Styles
Collection
Accession number
C.340-1921

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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