Figure
about 1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A raft of five logs lashed together with a spray of chrysanthemum lying at one end, and a seated figure of a smiling herd-boy with hands clasped on his knees at the other, wearing a blue straw hat and a belted brown robe, a stick at his feet. The flesh parts are in biscuit and the base is unglazed; the chrysanthemums are carefully modelled in white with blue leaves and brown stems; the logs are mainly white.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, painted, glazed |
| Brief description | Figure of a boy on a flower raft, porcelain with details painted in blue and brown; Japan, Hirado kilns, Meiji period, about 1870 |
| Physical description | A raft of five logs lashed together with a spray of chrysanthemum lying at one end, and a seated figure of a smiling herd-boy with hands clasped on his knees at the other, wearing a blue straw hat and a belted brown robe, a stick at his feet. The flesh parts are in biscuit and the base is unglazed; the chrysanthemums are carefully modelled in white with blue leaves and brown stems; the logs are mainly white. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'No 354' (A shop label on the base) |
| Gallery label | Model of a boy on a flower raft
Porcelain with details painted in blue and brown
JAPANESE (Hirado kilns); about 1870
Given by Angela and David King, in memory of Gerald Reitlinger
FE.3-1980(as at 2005) |
| Credit line | Given by David and Annela King through Art Fund in memory of Gerald Reithinger |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.3-1980 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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