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

Bowl

1700-1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, lobed wavy rim with brown edge. Painted inside with a formal border, outside with groups of bamboo, pine and prunus tree.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, 1700-1725
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, lobed wavy rim with brown edge. Painted inside with a formal border, outside with groups of bamboo, pine and prunus tree.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 19.1cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'Hampton & Sons, Ltd. 8 Pall Mall S.W. D6462' (A label under the bottom of the bowl)
Gallery label
Bowl with lobed rim and moulded well Porcelain decorated in enamels and gilt Arita ware, Kakiemon style JAPANESE; circa 1700 Given by Mrs Maud Louise Allen C.185-1922(as at 2005)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Herbert Allen (Maude Louise Allen)
Object history
Purchased by Mr. Allen of Hampton & Sons for £4 15s. (as Worcester).
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan Allen.769 - Previous loan number
Collection
Accession number
C.185-1922

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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