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Bowl
- Place of origin:
Kutani (made)
- Date:
19th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
- Museum number:
C.86-1929
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 22, shelf 1
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain, decorated with overglaze enamels in the Chinese style. Inside, at the bottom, a dragon within a circular medallion; round the sides, three fishes in red; border of red flower motives. Outside, four arched panels containing flowers and foliage in reserve against a red ground; between the panels, green outlines and trellis diaper.
Place of Origin
Kutani (made)
Date
19th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Marks and inscriptions
'Eiraku' impressed in biscuit above the foot
Dimensions
Diameter: 21 cm, Height: 9.5 cm
Descriptive line
Bowl, porcelain, decorated in overglaze enamels in the Chinese style; Japan, Kutani kilns, Edo period, 19th century
Labels and date
Bowl
Porcelain decorated in enamels in Chinese style
Mark: Eiraku
Kutani ware
JAPANESE; 19th century
C.86-1929 [as at 2005]
Materials
Porcelain
Techniques
Painted; Glazed
Subjects depicted
Diaper-work; Dragons; Flowers
Categories
Ceramics; Porcelain
Collection
East Asia Collection