Bowl
ca. 1750-1850 (made)
Place of origin |
Bowl of stoneware with clear glaze, painted with snow-covered pines in underglaze iron, white slip, green enamel and gilt.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Stoneware painted in underglaze iron, white slip, green enamel and gilt |
Brief description | Bowl, stoneware painted in underglaze iron, white slip, green enamel and gilt; Kyoto, style of Kenzan; Japanese, Edo period, ca. 1750-1850 |
Physical description | Bowl of stoneware with clear glaze, painted with snow-covered pines in underglaze iron, white slip, green enamel and gilt. |
Style | |
Marks and inscriptions | 'Kenzan' in underglaze iron on base |
Gallery label | BOWL
Earthenware with clear glaze and decoration in underglaze iron, white slip, green enamel and gilt Mark Kenzan in underglaze iron on base
Kyoto, style of Kenzan
JAPANESE; c.1750-1850
270-1877(As at 2005) |
Object history | Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
Production | Style of Kenzan |
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Bibliographic reference | Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18.
Catalogue number 112 |
Collection | |
Accession number | 270-1877 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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