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

Seat

1600-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Garden seat of stoneware, covered with a celadon glaze. Barrel-shape, pierced and incised. Decorated with mythical beasts and cash-pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with celadon glaze, pierced and incised
Brief description
Garden seat, stoneware with celadon glaze, pierced and incised; China
Physical description
Garden seat of stoneware, covered with a celadon glaze. Barrel-shape, pierced and incised. Decorated with mythical beasts and cash-pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.5cm
  • Diameter: 32.4cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Bought in Iran (Richard collection).
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
1727-1876

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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