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

Bottle

18th century-19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle of stoneware, covered with celadon green and mottled brown glazes. Mallet-shaped; the body is glazed brown, the neck green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Bottle, stoneware covered with celadon green and mottled brown glazes; Japan, 18th-19th century
Physical description
Bottle of stoneware, covered with celadon green and mottled brown glazes. Mallet-shaped; the body is glazed brown, the neck green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Styles
Gallery label
MALLET-SHAPED BOTTLE Stoneware with green and brown mottled glazes JAPANESE; 18th-19th century Given by Dr C.G. Seligman C.814-1922(as at 2005)
Credit line
Given by Dr C. G. Seligman FRS
Collection
Accession number
C.814-1922

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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