Saucer
ca. 1827-1850 (made)
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Saucer of porcelain with clear glaze, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel and gilt in Kinrande style.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt |
| Brief description | Saucer, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt; made by Eiraku workshop in Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1827-1850 |
| Physical description | Saucer of porcelain with clear glaze, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel and gilt in Kinrande style. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Eiraku sei' in underglaze blue on base |
| Gallery label | SAKE CUP AND SAUCER
Cup of porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and gilt in Kinrande style; mark Eiraku sei in underglaze blue on base
Saucer of porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze red and gilt in Kinrande style
Kyoto, Eiraku workshop
JAPANESE; c.1827-1850
279&a-1877
Although from the same workshop and in the same style, the saucer was probably made for a larger cup.(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 121 |
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| Accession number | 279A-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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