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

Vase

ca. 1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and copper-red with crabs, the design being afterwards partly obliterated by a mottled green and crimson flambé glaze flowering down from the upper part. Bulbous body, narrow neck, expanding mouth and foot.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red, partly covered with a mottled glaze
Brief description
Vase, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper-red with crabs, partly covered with a mottled glaze; Japan, Seto/Mino, Meiji period, ca. 1910
Physical description
Vase of porcelain, painted in underglaze blue and copper-red with crabs, the design being afterwards partly obliterated by a mottled green and crimson flambé glaze flowering down from the upper part. Bulbous body, narrow neck, expanding mouth and foot.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.1cm
  • Diameter: 6.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Gourd-shaped mark, indistinct, impressed
Credit line
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through Art Fund
Object history
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall D.S.O. through the Art Fund, accessioned in 1911. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.210-1911

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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