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

Vase

1900-1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, covered with a mottled black glaze. Inverted pear-shaped with narrow mouth and recurved rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain, glazed
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with a mottled black glaze; Japan, Meiji period, 1900-1911
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, covered with a mottled black glaze. Inverted pear-shaped with narrow mouth and recurved rim.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.7cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through Art Fund
Object history
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through the Art Fund, accessioned in 1911. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
Accession number
C.81-1911

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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