Vase
about 1920-1930 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Short, squat bottle shape with rounded shoulder and small mouth. The footring is unglazed. Painted with water plants in red, blue and yellow, against a full moon reserved in white against the spray-painted blue sky.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze colours |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, red and yellow; Japan, Ureshino, Showa period, about 1920-30 |
| Physical description | Short, squat bottle shape with rounded shoulder and small mouth. The footring is unglazed. Painted with water plants in red, blue and yellow, against a full moon reserved in white against the spray-painted blue sky. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | On the base in blue the mark: 'Genroku sei' |
| Credit line | Given by David and Annela King |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.17-1981 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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