Bowl
ca. 1900-1910 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain, decorated with a pierced floral design cut deeply into the paste and painted in colours. The side curves inwards near the top and has a slight out-turned rim. The decoration on the outside consists of a branch of plum-blossom; the petals are deeply cut so as to show transparent, the stamens being painted in red and yellow. The branches are painted in blue, flower buds being executed in lines of white slip, a wreath of the same blossom is painted inside on the bottom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, pierced, painted in underglaze blue and red |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain with pierced floral design and decoration in underglaze red and blue; made by Miyagawa Kozan, Yokohama, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1900-10 |
| Physical description | Bowl of porcelain, decorated with a pierced floral design cut deeply into the paste and painted in colours. The side curves inwards near the top and has a slight out-turned rim. The decoration on the outside consists of a branch of plum-blossom; the petals are deeply cut so as to show transparent, the stamens being painted in red and yellow. The branches are painted in blue, flower buds being executed in lines of white slip, a wreath of the same blossom is painted inside on the bottom. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Makuzu Kozan sei' (Maker's mark in underglaze blue on base)
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| Gallery label | Bowl
Porcelain with plum blossom design and decoration in underglaze blue and red
Mark: made by Makuzu Kozan in underglaze blue on base
JAPANESE (YOKOHAMA), by Miyagawa Kozan (1842-1916); about 1900-1910
C.245-1910
Given by Lt.-Col.K.Dingwall, DSO(as at 2005) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | C.245-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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