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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 glazed cream-coloured earthenware, painted in enamel colours and gilt. Body of inverted bulbous form, short narrow neck, high conical foot with three trefoil arched openings. The shoulder is decorated with branches of wisteria.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilt
Brief description
Vase, glazed cream-coloured earthenware, painted in enamel colours and gilt; made by Yabu Meizan workshop, Osaka, Japan, Meiji period, 1900-10
Physical description
Vase of glazed cream-coloured earthenware, painted in enamel colours and gilt. Body of inverted bulbous form, short narrow neck, high conical foot with three trefoil arched openings. The shoulder is decorated with branches of wisteria.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Yabu Meizan' (Mark in a square gilt panel)
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.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.231-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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