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Bottle

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Japan (made)

Porcelain


Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Bottle
Materials and techniques
Porcelain
Brief description
Cer, Japan, MISC PORCELAIN, blue and white
Physical description
Porcelain
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.6cm
  • Diameter: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Safuran-shu / Iyo Imabari seizо̄ / Edo urihirome-mise Honchо̄ itchо̄me / Matsuya Hirose Inscption translation Saffron wine / Made in Imabari, Iyo [province] / Sold and distributed in Edo at Honchо̄ (This is the inscription on the paper slip pasted to the bottle.)
  • Safuran-shu (Saffron wine) (This is the inscription on the wooden tag.)
Object history
Given by H. M. Queen Victoria, accessioned in 1865. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
311-1865

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O182532/bottle-unknown/
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