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Dish

1750-1775 (made)
Place of origin
Arita (made)
Imari (made)

Peonies


Object details

Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Brief description
Cer, Japan, Nabeshima
Physical description
Peonies
Dimensions
  • From register width: 6.625in
  • From register depth: 5.75in
Styles
Edo
Nabeshima
Object history
Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Association
Philadelphia International Exhibition, 1876 (1876)
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 189
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
347A-1877

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
Record URL
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