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

Oil Lamp

1050-1127 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil-lamp bowl with 'hare's-fur' glaze, Jian ware.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Cer, China, SONG, JIAN ware
Physical description
Oil-lamp bowl with 'hare's-fur' glaze, Jian ware.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Aubrey Le Blond
Object history
This bowl was found in Korea .
Bibliographic reference
Kerr, Rose. Song dynasty ceramics. London:V&A Publications, 2004, plate 116.
Collection
Accession number
C.625-1918

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Record createdApril 22, 2008
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