Dish
ca. 1750-1850 (made)
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Dish, one of a pair. Porcelain, with wavy edge, blue floral centre, and diapered border in colours and gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Dish, one of a pair, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, ca. 1750-1850 |
| Physical description | Dish, one of a pair. Porcelain, with wavy edge, blue floral centre, and diapered border in colours and gold. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dai Ming Seika Nensei' in underglaze blue on base
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| 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. |
| Historical context | Ceramics from the Chenghua reign period (1465-1487) were very sought after in the 18th century China. In Japan in the 18th and early 19th century there was a widespread interest in Chinese art and Chinese taste. These dishes, which do not attempt to copy a Ming dynasty style, carry this mark in order to appeal to this interest and to imbue the dishes with a certain cachet. |
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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 182 |
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| Accession number | 340-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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