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

Dish

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of glazed earthenware with coloured glazes, painted with a flower and diapers, in the shape of a gourd divided longwise.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted, glazed
Brief description
Dish, earthenware with coloured glazes; Japan, Kutani kilns, 19th century
Physical description
Dish of glazed earthenware with coloured glazes, painted with a flower and diapers, in the shape of a gourd divided longwise.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19.4cm
  • Width: 11.4cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from Londos & Co., accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
600-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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