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

Water Pot and Lid

Artist/Maker

Vessel of earthenware, in the form of a duck with a young by its side, with incised and moulded decoration covered with brown, green and yellow glazes. On the back a roughly cylindrical aperture with button. With Japanese lacquered stopper.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Water Pot
  • Lid
Brief description
Vessel with Japanese lacquered lid, earthenware with coloured glazes, China, Ming dynasty
Physical description
Vessel of earthenware, in the form of a duck with a young by its side, with incised and moulded decoration covered with brown, green and yellow glazes. On the back a roughly cylindrical aperture with button. With Japanese lacquered stopper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm
  • Length: 20.3cm
Credit line
Given by Mr Louis C. G. Clarke
Production
label
Collection
Accession number
C.221&A-1922

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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