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

Vase

1900-1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of stoneware, covered with a crimson flambé glaze. Bulbous body, spreading base, long narrow neck with flaring mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
Vase, stoneware with a crimson flambé glaze; made by Miyagawa Kozan, Yokohama, Japan, Meiji period, 1900-1910
Physical description
Vase of stoneware, covered with a crimson flambé glaze. Bulbous body, spreading base, long narrow neck with flaring mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Makuzu' in seal chracters, impressed (Maker's mark)
Credit line
Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
Accession number
C.256-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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