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

Bowl

1279-1368 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of porcellaneous stoneware, with rounded sides, slightly constricted rim and small foot unglazed around the footring. Matt, crackled glaze of a greenish tone over a grey body which has burnt reddish where exposed.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Longquan ware. Bowl, stoneware with celadon glaze; China (Zhejiang), Yuan dynasty (1279-1368)
Physical description
Bowl of porcellaneous stoneware, with rounded sides, slightly constricted rim and small foot unglazed around the footring. Matt, crackled glaze of a greenish tone over a grey body which has burnt reddish where exposed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 10.8cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs B. Z. Seligman
Bibliographic references
  • Ayers, John G. Chinese and Korean pottery and porcelain, Seligman collection of Oriental art, London : Lund Humphries, Vol. II, 1964, D179.
  • The Seligman Collection of Oriental Art : Chinese, central Asian and Luristan bronzes, Chinese jades and sculptures, Chinese and Korean ceramics, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1966 283
Collection
Accession number
FE.184-1974

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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