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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 145

Jar

1403-1424 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The first Ming emperor overthrew Mongol rule in 1368. The new dynasty swept away much that was associated with the Yuan emperors. But blue-and-white porcelain survived. Several Ming emperors favoured these wares and helped to make blue-and-white porcelain a great Chinese tradition. Many of the new shapes and designs they sponsored also found favour abroad.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Cer, China, Ming, blue and white; Brilliant blue
Physical description
Jar painted with lotus scroll. The neck damaged under a Tibetan metal mount. The mount 19th century set with turquoise.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27.3cm
  • Height: 21.6cm
Style
Credit line
Given from the Bloxam Collection
Object history
From the BLOXAM collection.
Summary
The first Ming emperor overthrew Mongol rule in 1368. The new dynasty swept away much that was associated with the Yuan emperors. But blue-and-white porcelain survived. Several Ming emperors favoured these wares and helped to make blue-and-white porcelain a great Chinese tradition. Many of the new shapes and designs they sponsored also found favour abroad.
Collection
Accession number
C.131-1928

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Record createdMarch 7, 2000
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