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

Jar

206 BC-221 AD (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of earthenware, painted with scrolls in red and white slips. Cylindrical body with sloping top.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in coloured slips
Brief description
Jar, earthenware painted in coloured slips, China, Han dynasty (206 BC-221 AD)
Physical description
Jar of earthenware, painted with scrolls in red and white slips. Cylindrical body with sloping top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.9cm
  • Diameter: 17.1cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr J. Ritchie
Production
Label
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.627-1925

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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