Cup
1690-1720 (made)
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In the mid-17th century, brightly coloured Japanese porcelain began to arrive in Europe and immediately captivated the West. The use of sparing decoration executed in a bright but soft palette of cerulean blue, coral red, pale yellow, green and black overglaze enamels is associated with the Kakiemon family (from whom the whole category of wares takes its name), who operated an enamelling studio in the Japanese porcelain manufacturing centre of Arita from the 1660s onwards.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gold |
| Brief description | Bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gold, Arita ware (Kakiemon type), Japan, 1690-1720 |
| Physical description | Small bowl moulded in octagonal section painted in the Kakiemon-style palette of blue, green, red and black overglaze enamels; highlighting in gold; floral motifs in panels; brown iron-oxide rim. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Messrs. Pawsey & Payne (1 Bury Street, St. James' Square, SW.), 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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| Summary | In the mid-17th century, brightly coloured Japanese porcelain began to arrive in Europe and immediately captivated the West. The use of sparing decoration executed in a bright but soft palette of cerulean blue, coral red, pale yellow, green and black overglaze enamels is associated with the Kakiemon family (from whom the whole category of wares takes its name), who operated an enamelling studio in the Japanese porcelain manufacturing centre of Arita from the 1660s onwards. |
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| Accession number | C.292-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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