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

Bowl

first half 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Octagonal bowl with out-turned rim. Painted with bamboo and plants alternating with a formal foliate and floral device repeated; inside, a border of clouds, dragons and emblems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with gilding
Brief description
Octagonal bowl, porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with gilding; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, first half 18th century
Physical description
Octagonal bowl with out-turned rim. Painted with bamboo and plants alternating with a formal foliate and floral device repeated; inside, a border of clouds, dragons and emblems.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.3cm
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Styles
Gallery label
Octagonal bowl Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with gilding Arita ware, Kakiemon style JAPANESE; first half 18th century Given by Lt.-Col K. Dingwall, DSO, through the National Art-Collections Fund C.7-1942(as at 2005)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. G.A.S. Schneider
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.7-1942

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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