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

Water Pot

1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain water pot in globular form with wide mouth, painted in underglaze blue with peony and foliage scrolls, and a border of spirals round the mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Water pot, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with peony scrolls, China, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period (1662-1722)
Physical description
Porcelain water pot in globular form with wide mouth, painted in underglaze blue with peony and foliage scrolls, and a border of spirals round the mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.2cm
  • Diameter: 4.1cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Andrew Bruman, Esq.
Production
Register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
824-1907

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Record createdDecember 12, 2008
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