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

Sake-Cup

1850-1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sake-cup of porcelain, shallow, on a small high foot. The upper side is painted with cranes with black and white plumage, red patches on the head and green bills, flying among gilt clouds. On the lower side are scattered plum-blossoms.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Sake-cup, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, 1850-1900
Physical description
Sake-cup of porcelain, shallow, on a small high foot. The upper side is painted with cranes with black and white plumage, red patches on the head and green bills, flying among gilt clouds. On the lower side are scattered plum-blossoms.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
  • Height: 2.9cm
Styles
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Marie Adeline Dumergue
Object history
Bequeathed by Mrs. Marie Adeline Dumergue, accessioned in 1912. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.120-1912

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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