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

Bowl

ca. 1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of earthenware, ornamented with gilt scrolls and floral medallions on white crackled ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Bowl, earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Satsuma, Edo period, ca. 1865
Physical description
Bowl of earthenware, ornamented with gilt scrolls and floral medallions on white crackled ground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.4cm
  • Diameter: 10.2cm
Styles
Object history
Purchased from the Paris Exhibition, 1867 (Satsuma Government), accessioned in 1869. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Purchased from the Paris 1867 Exhibition.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
867-1869

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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