Jar
1675-1700 (made)
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Jar of inverted pear-shaped with flat base and wide short cylindrical neck. The body is painted with a pheasant perched on a bough of a peach-tree, bearing fruit and foliage, which springs from a mound covered with small flowering plants. The shoulder and neck are encircled by six bands of floral and formal ornament. The decoration is executed in dark underglaze blue and red, blue, green and yellow enamels, outlined in black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and overglaze enamels; Japan, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Edo period, 1675-1700 |
| Physical description | Jar of inverted pear-shaped with flat base and wide short cylindrical neck. The body is painted with a pheasant perched on a bough of a peach-tree, bearing fruit and foliage, which springs from a mound covered with small flowering plants. The shoulder and neck are encircled by six bands of floral and formal ornament. The decoration is executed in dark underglaze blue and red, blue, green and yellow enamels, outlined in black. |
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| Gallery label | Jar
Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and enamels with a phoenix on a pomegranate tree
Arita ware, Kakiemon style
JAPANESE; last quarter 17th century
C.148-1911(as at 2005) |
| Object history | Purchased from Mr. N. Nehourayoff (16-17 Devonshire Square, E.C.), accessioned in 1911. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | C.148-1911 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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