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

Jar

1368-1644 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of flattened bulb-shape, glazed brown, decorated with plant ornament in white slip.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated with brown glaze and white slip
Brief description
Jar, porcelain, decorated with brown glaze and white slip, China, Ming dynasty
Physical description
Jar of flattened bulb-shape, glazed brown, decorated with plant ornament in white slip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1888. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Inventory
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
476-1888

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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