Model of a Lion-Dog
1660-1690 (made)
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In the mid-17th century, brightly coloured Japanese porcelain began to arrive in Europe and immediately captivated the West. The use of sparing decoration executed in a bright but soft palette of cerulean blue, coral red, pale yellow, green and black overglaze enamels is associated with the Kakiemon family (from whom the whole category of wares takes its name), who operated an enamelling studio in the Japanese porcelain manufacturing centre of Arita from the 1660s onwards.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
Brief description | Model of a lion-dog, porcelain, painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, 1660-1690 |
Physical description | Model of a seated lion-dog with a spotted coat painted in Kakiemon-style cerulean blue, soft coral red, green, pale yellow and black overglaze enamels. |
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Credit line | Presented from the collection of the late Major W. Peer Groves, MA, FRZS, JP, Member of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun, Member of the Imperial Orders of Vladimir and Stanislaus, by his family in memory of their parents |
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Summary | In the mid-17th century, brightly coloured Japanese porcelain began to arrive in Europe and immediately captivated the West. The use of sparing decoration executed in a bright but soft palette of cerulean blue, coral red, pale yellow, green and black overglaze enamels is associated with the Kakiemon family (from whom the whole category of wares takes its name), who operated an enamelling studio in the Japanese porcelain manufacturing centre of Arita from the 1660s onwards. |
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Accession number | C.7-1955 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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