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

Bottle

ca. 1700-1725 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Square bottle of porcelain, painted with butterflies and floral designs in overglaze enamels and gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Square bottle of porcelain, painted with butterflies and floral designs in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns, Edo period, ca. 1700-1725
Physical description
Square bottle of porcelain, painted with butterflies and floral designs in overglaze enamels and gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.1cm
  • Width: 9.8cm
Styles
Gallery label
BOTTLE Porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt Arita ware JAPANESE; c.1700-1725 332-1877(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.
Subjects depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 174
Collection
Accession number
332-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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