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Cup and Saucer

ca. 1730-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Oval section, moulded in four lobes, after a Japanese Arita model. Painted with enamel colours and gilt in Kakiemon style alternately with panels of flowers and leaves, and red ground with reserved spiral stems.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Cup and saucer, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1730-35
Physical description
Cup and saucer of hard-paste porcelain. Oval section, moulded in four lobes, after a Japanese Arita model. Painted with enamel colours and gilt in Kakiemon style alternately with panels of flowers and leaves, and red ground with reserved spiral stems.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Large crossed swords (Factory mark, in blue)
  • Transliteration
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Object history
From E. J. Stanley Collection (sold Christie's, 31 Jan. 1908, lot 30).
Production
Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
34B&C-1908

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Record createdOctober 14, 2009
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