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

Jar and Stopper

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of stoneware, with wooden stopper. Square bulbous body with vertical indentations on the shoulder. Painted in brown on two sides with a lozenge pattern, on the others with trellis pattern.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, painted, glazed
Brief description
Jar and stopper, stoneware with decoration painted in brown; Japan, Seto/Mino, 17th century
Physical description
Jar of stoneware, with wooden stopper. Square bulbous body with vertical indentations on the shoulder. Painted in brown on two sides with a lozenge pattern, on the others with trellis pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 5.7cm
Styles
Object history
From sale of the Charles Holme collection of Japanese pottery, 24 Sept., 1923, Lot 134.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.639-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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