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Food Box

1810-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tiered food box with two tiers and a lid, decorated with fruits and scenes from Chinese mythology.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Box, part of a tiered food box with two tiers and a lid, with decoration in overglaze enamels depicting fruits and scenes from Chinese mythology, Kyoto, Japan, 1810-1830 (attributed to Aoki Mokubei 1767-1833).
Physical description
Tiered food box with two tiers and a lid, decorated with fruits and scenes from Chinese mythology.
Dimensions
  • Width: 14.9cm
Styles
Gallery label
  • Tiered Food Box Porcelain with decoration in overglaze enamels Fruits, and scenes from Chinese mythology Kyoto, attributed to Aoki Mokubei (1767-1833) C.1324-1910 Salting Bequest(1986)
  • Tiered box Kyoto, by Aoki Mokubei (1767-1833) Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels 1810-1830 V&A C.1324 & 1329-1910 Salting Bequest (December 2014)
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Production
Attributed to Aoki Mokubei (1767-1833)
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Earle, Joe, ed. Japanese art and design London: V&A Publishing, 2009, Fig. 30, pp. 50-51
Other number
Loan no. 204
Collection
Accession number
C.1324-1910

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Record createdJanuary 5, 2000
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