Food Box
1810-1830 (made)
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Tiered food box with two tiers and a lid, decorated with fruits and scenes from Chinese mythology.
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| 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. |
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| 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) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Earle, Joe, ed. Japanese art and design London: V&A Publishing, 2009, Fig. 30, pp. 50-51 |
| Other number | Loan no. 204 |
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| Accession number | C.1324-1910 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2000 |
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