Flask
late 17th century (made)
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Flask of porcelain, painted with flowering plants and scrolling leafy stems in underglaze blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Flask, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, late 17th century |
| Physical description | Flask of porcelain, painted with flowering plants and scrolling leafy stems in underglaze blue. |
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| Gallery label | Flask
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue
Arita ware
JAPANESE; c.1650-1700
1591-1876
This flask was bought for the Museum in Persia(As at 2005) |
| Object history | Purchased from Robert Murdoch Smith, accessioned in 1876. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. IRAN From the RICHARD collection. |
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| Accession number | 1591-1876 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2000 |
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