Jar
1506-1521 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Jar of porcelain, with bulbous body decorated with incised cloud designs painted in coloured glazes on a green ground above a border of lotus-petals and stamens. The neck is octagonal with flat projecting rim and has a conventional fungus border.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with incised designs painted in coloured glazes |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain with incised designs painted in coloured glazes, China, Ming dynasty, Zhengde mark and period (1506-1521) |
| Physical description | Jar of porcelain, with bulbous body decorated with incised cloud designs painted in coloured glazes on a green ground above a border of lotus-petals and stamens. The neck is octagonal with flat projecting rim and has a conventional fungus border. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Zhengde nian zhi' in purple in a cartouche on the neck
|
| Object history | Purchased from Mr. J. S. T. Audley (1 Berkeley Square, W.), accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Production | Register |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Ayers, John. Far Eastern Ceramics in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1980, Monochrome Plate No. 157 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.274-1910 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | February 12, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
