Dehua Ware Vase with Persian Brass Mount, Dehua porcelain with Iranian engraved brass mount, Late Ming to early Qing, c. 1620–1720; brass mount: Iran, H. 13.3 cm, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1649-1876, Blanc de Chine
Dehua bottle with Iranian metal mount
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Dehua Ware Vase with Persian Brass Mount

白瓷瓶配伊朗金属盖
Late Ming to early Qing, c. 1620–1720; brass mount: Iran
1649-1876VerifiedVictoria and Albert Museum, London
Object Details
Medium
Dehua porcelain with Iranian engraved brass mount
Dimensions
H. 13.3 cm × Diam. 9.5 cm
Date
Late Ming to early Qing, c. 1620–1720; brass mount: Iran
Classification
器皿
Dynasty
明, 明晚期
Technique
拉坯
Glaze
象牙白
Accession
1649-1876
Repository
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
Research Context

Per V&A API (system number O183457): a rare cross-cultural object — a Dehua porcelain bottle (misfired, with moulded prunus blossoms and traces of gilding) fitted with later engraved Iranian brass mount. Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith in 1876; "Bought in Persia." Evidence that Dehua trade routes extended deep into West Asia. Currently on display in V&A Room 136 (The Curtain Foundation Gallery), Case 10.

Linked Research Dimensions
01Historical Evolution03Shipwreck Archaeology
Provenance
c. 1620–1720
Porcelain bottle created at Dehua kilns
德化窑制作瓷瓶
17th–18th century
Iranian Safavid metalworker added engraved brass mount
伊朗萨法维王朝工匠配装黄铜座
1876
Accessioned by the Victoria and Albert Museum
入藏维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
Literature
  1. Kerr, Rose and Luisa E. Mengoni, Chinese Export Ceramics, London: V&A Publishing, 2011
    柯玫瑰与Mengoni，《中国外销瓷》，V&A出版，2011年
    p. 129, pl. 184
跨文化伊朗萨法维贸易Open Access

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