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

Flower Pot

1350-1450 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Longquan ware flower pot on three feet, with impressed biscuit design of peacock and peonies on the inside; the outside is decorated in moulded relief with the Eigth Trigrams.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Celadon glazed stoneware with decoration impressed and moulded in relief
Brief description
Longquan ware. Flower pot, celadon-glazed stoneware with decoration impressed and moulded in relief, China (Zhejiang province), Ming dynasty, 1350-1450
Physical description
Longquan ware flower pot on three feet, with impressed biscuit design of peacock and peonies on the inside; the outside is decorated in moulded relief with the Eigth Trigrams.
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr Robert Mond
Production
from label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.295-1915

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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