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Flask
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Flask
- Place of origin:
Arita, Japan (made)
France (mount, made) - Date:
late 17 century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain with relief decoration under coloured glazes, and with silver-gilt mount
- Museum number:
372-1890
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 22, shelf 8
Physical description
Flask of porcelain, with French silver-gilt stopper, square-shaped; each side is decorated with the same design in relief, under brown, clear, celadon and blue glazes, consisting of a dragon pursuing a pearl amid clouds, a lion, and the bamboo and cherry trees. The upper portion is similarly decorated with a dragon and trees.
Place of Origin
Arita, Japan (made)
France (mount, made)
Date
late 17 century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Porcelain with relief decoration under coloured glazes, and with silver-gilt mount
Dimensions
Height: 29.8 cm, Length: 13.3 cm base, Width: 13.3 cm base
Object history note
Formerly in the Maskell Collection.
Descriptive line
Flask, porcelain with relief designs under brown, clear, celadon and blue glazes; French silver-gilt stopper; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, late 17 century
Labels and date
Square Flask
Porcelain with relief designs of dragons, tigers and bamboo under brown, celadon, and blue glazes. French silver-gilt mount.
JAPANESE (Arita kilns, Imari type)
Late 17th century
372-1890 [as at 2005]
Materials
Porcelain; Silver-gilt
Techniques
Glazed; Relief; Mounted
Subjects depicted
Dragons; Bamboo; Cherry
Categories
Porcelain; Ceramics
Collection code
EAS
