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

Bottle

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bottle with stopper, square with short neck. Painted in iron-red enamel and underglaze blue with flowers against a background of cell diaper slightly inset. Borders of chrysanthemums and other flowers. Flat base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt
Brief description
Bottle with stopper, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, 18th century
Physical description
Bottle with stopper, square with short neck. Painted in iron-red enamel and underglaze blue with flowers against a background of cell diaper slightly inset. Borders of chrysanthemums and other flowers. Flat base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
Styles
Gallery label
Sake Bottle Porcelain with decoration in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding on an inset cell diaper ground JAPANESE (Arita kilns, Imari type) About 1700 C.1516-1910 Salting Bequest(as at 2005)
Credit line
Salting Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Other number
Loan no. 211
Collection
Accession number
C.1516&A-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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