Vase
11th century (made)
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Vase, slender and baluster-shaped, with low round shoulder and tall trumpet neck. The base hollowed to leave a shallow footring. Buff stoneware with incised design of two floral sprays under a leaf-green lead glaze, which stops short of the foot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with incised decoration under green lead-glaze |
| Brief description | Vase, stoneware with incised decoration under a green lead-glaze; north China, Liao dynasty, 11th century |
| Physical description | Vase, slender and baluster-shaped, with low round shoulder and tall trumpet neck. The base hollowed to leave a shallow footring. Buff stoneware with incised design of two floral sprays under a leaf-green lead glaze, which stops short of the foot. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 76. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.335-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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