Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Box

ca. 1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fan-shaped box consisting of base and cover of equal heights. Moulded and carved from porcellaneous stoneware firing a light grey colour; stepped rim to cover to ensure secure fitting; textile impressions and shallow incising on exterior surface giving a rich background to the low relief carving; flat base. Glaze coverage complete except for base and where base and cover join; clear glaze with bluish tinge and wide crackle, shinier on interior than exterior; underglaze oxide coloration on exterior varying from blackish green to duck-egg blue. 19 + small spur marks on base.
Decoration: Birds and flowers

[Wooden box, signed on inside of lid by the artist: 'Ogimen kazaribako / Shin' +seal]


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with relief carving under bluish grey glaze
Brief description
Box and lid, porcelain with relief carving under bluish grey glaze, made by Fujihira Shin (1922-2012), Japan (Kyoto), about 1987
Physical description
Fan-shaped box consisting of base and cover of equal heights. Moulded and carved from porcellaneous stoneware firing a light grey colour; stepped rim to cover to ensure secure fitting; textile impressions and shallow incising on exterior surface giving a rich background to the low relief carving; flat base. Glaze coverage complete except for base and where base and cover join; clear glaze with bluish tinge and wide crackle, shinier on interior than exterior; underglaze oxide coloration on exterior varying from blackish green to duck-egg blue. 19 + small spur marks on base.
Decoration: Birds and flowers

[Wooden box, signed on inside of lid by the artist: 'Ogimen kazaribako / Shin' +seal]
Dimensions
  • Width: 49.5cm
  • Depth: 21.0cm
  • Height: 6.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Shin' (Maker's mark; on base)
Credit line
Acquired through the generosity of Madame Tomo Kikuchi
Object history
Exhibited at the 8th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition (Nihon Togeiten), 1985, and published in the catalogue as no. 62.
Production
Artist: Fujihira Shin (1922-)
Biographical reference: 'Japanese Ceramics Today', p. 123
Kyoto, **, JAPAN
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
FE.4A&B-1989

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Record createdMarch 13, 2000
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