Vase
ca. 1800-1850 (made)
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Vase of porcelain, with moulded relief decoration and purple and clear glazes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with moulded relief decoration and purple and clear glazes |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with moulded relief decoration and purple and clear glazes; Japan, Kairakuen kiln, Edo period, ca. 1800-1850 |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain, with moulded relief decoration and purple and clear glazes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Kairakuen sei' impressed on base |
| Gallery label | VASE
Porcelain with moulded relief decoration and purple and clear glazes
Mark Kairakuen sei impressed on base
Kairakuen ware
JAPANESE; c.1800-1850
289-1877
The Kairakeun kiln was the official kiln of the Daimyo (provincial lord) of Kii (modern day Wakayama prefecture) who was a member of the ruling Tokugawa family. In response to the prevalent 18th and 19th century fashion for Chinese art many Kairakuen wares imitate Chinese ceramics, in this example the Fahua ware of the Ming Dynasty.(As at 2005) |
| Object history | Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18.
Catalogue number 131 |
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| Accession number | 289-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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