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

Bowl

1600-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcelain, with out-turned rim. Painted inside in dull blue with roughly stylised plants; inside, dots and strokes in blackish blue. The base is unglazed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze cobalt blue, China, Ming dynasty, 16th-17th century
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, with out-turned rim. Painted inside in dull blue with roughly stylised plants; inside, dots and strokes in blackish blue. The base is unglazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Styles
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.195-1928

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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