Box
1980 (made)
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Octagonal box with vertical sides and low domed cover, low footring. The box is carved out of a solid block. Decorated in underglaze blue with prunus blossoms with four petals in rows. The colour applied by paper cutouts dipped in pigment; scratched details. Base and rims are unglazed.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware decorated in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Box, stoneware decorated in underglaze blue, by Eguchi Katsumi, Japan (Takeo, Saga prefecture), 1980 |
| Physical description | Octagonal box with vertical sides and low domed cover, low footring. The box is carved out of a solid block. Decorated in underglaze blue with prunus blossoms with four petals in rows. The colour applied by paper cutouts dipped in pigment; scratched details. Base and rims are unglazed. |
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| Object history | Acquired by John Ayers at the potter's workshop. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'Japanese Ceramics Today' (V&A, 1983).
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| Accession number | FE.42-1981 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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